awslabs/amazon-eks-ami

Update Kernel Version

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What would you like to be added:

Update the Linux Kernel from 5.10 to at least 5.14. 5.15 is the next LTS release after 5.10, and was released almost 3 years ago in October 2021.

Why is this needed:

Kernel 5.14 adds cpu.cfs_burst_us which allows bursty CPU-bound workloads to borrow a bit against their future quota to improve overall latencies & batching.

This should make it easier to get better performance while still applying CPU Limit.

Our AL2 AMI's will likely stay on 5.10 until they go EOL. You can get much newer kernels on our AL2023 AMI's, if you need them. 👍