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On Samstag, 31. März 2007, b.n. wrote: |
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> Hemmann, Volker Armin ha scritto: |
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> > besides critical bug fixes, security fixes and driver updates? |
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> > IMHO masking never kernels is a really bad idea. |
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> Why? |
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because of: |
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- filesystem bugs (2.6.17 and XFS for example) |
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- security problems (local and remote holes). |
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In almost every kernel release a security problem is found, that is fixed in a |
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stable release. |
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> I upgrade my kernel once in a blue moon -that is, when I need to |
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> because of new features I need, because of incompatibility with current |
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> system (i.e. upgrade to udev) or just because I need to recompile to |
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> enable/disable something and, since I'm recompiling anyway, I also |
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> upgrade.(note that I don't use genkernel) |
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and between that blue moons, your box is wide open to attacks. |
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> Otherwise, I personally don't bother. If my kernel currently serves me |
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> well and there is nothing new I really need, why having to recompile, |
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> with the risk to make a mess? |
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Which risk? Which mess? There is not a risk, if you use oldconfig. But there |
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is a big risk in security holes. |
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