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On 02/14/18 09:29, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 14/02/18 04:38, Daniel Frey wrote: |
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>> On 02/12/18 19:39, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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>>> On 2018-02-12 19:24, Daniel Frey wrote: |
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>>>> I've read online that there should be vulnerability info (Meltdown, |
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>>>> Spectre) in /sys under /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities but this |
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>>>> doesn't exist on my PC. |
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>>>> [...] |
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>>> See the other threads: you need at least 4.9.79 for the /sys bits. |
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>>> [...] |
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>> I'm surprised I missed those threads, I read all messages on here. |
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>> According to the thread I found it's actually starts on 4.9.77, I'm just |
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>> on the latest stable (.76). |
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> During "special emergencies" like this one, it would be a good idea to |
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> use the latest 4.9.x, regardless of whether portage marked it "stable" |
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> or not. At least for a while and until the situation has settled down |
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> again. |
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Nah, I like stability over everything else. I recall lots of pain and |
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instability in January when everyone rushed to patch the flaws (both |
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Windows and linux.) |
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These are my personal computers, not a work environment. |
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Dan |
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