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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Vulnerability info in /sys
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:28:36
Message-Id: p61rfe$6lc$1@blaine.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Vulnerability info in /sys by Daniel Frey
1 On 14/02/18 04:38, Daniel Frey wrote:
2 > On 02/12/18 19:39, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
3 >> On 2018-02-12 19:24, Daniel Frey wrote:
4 >>
5 >>> I've read online that there should be vulnerability info (Meltdown,
6 >>> Spectre) in /sys under /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities but this
7 >>> doesn't exist on my PC.
8 >>> [...]
9 >>
10 >> See the other threads: you need at least 4.9.79 for the /sys bits.
11 >> [...]
12 >
13 > I'm surprised I missed those threads, I read all messages on here.
14 > According to the thread I found it's actually starts on 4.9.77, I'm just
15 > on the latest stable (.76).
16
17 During "special emergencies" like this one, it would be a good idea to
18 use the latest 4.9.x, regardless of whether portage marked it "stable"
19 or not. At least for a while and until the situation has settled down again.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Vulnerability info in /sys Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>