List of compatible Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) and Photon OS kernel versions.

The table lists DPDK version and compatible Photon OS kernel versions.
Note: Some Photon OS Kernel Versions that were included in previous releases are still supported, although not part of the default list below.

For upgrading kernel versions when running Telco Cloud Automation, see How to upgrade Photon Kernel when running Telco Cloud Automation.

For adding new versions of kernels that are later than the supported versions, see Enabling Additional Photon-RT Kernel Versions in Telco Cloud Automation.
Table 1. Supported Features on Different VIM Types
Photon OS Kernel Version 17.11.10 18.11.7 19.08.2 19.11.1 19.11.14 20.11 21.11 22.11
Photon 3
linux-4.19.198-4.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-9.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-11.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-13.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-14.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.256-2.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-18.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-21.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.198-22.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.264-7.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.264-6.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-4.19.264-6.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.272-4.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.290-2.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-4.19.290-2.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.295-4.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-4.19.295-4.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-4.19.305-3.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-4.19.305-3.ph3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Photon 5
linux-rt-6.1.70-5.ph5 ✓
linux-6.1.75-1.ph5 ✓
linux-rt-6.1.75-1.ph5 ✓
linux-rt-6.1.77-2.ph5 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
linux-rt-6.1.81-4.ph5 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Note: If you want to use older versions of Photon OS Kernel, refer to Add Kernel Versions to add the same.
Note: For detailed list of supported Photon Kernel, see DPDK support for Photon Kernels.