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On 6/18/20 4:02 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 3:35 PM james <garftd@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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>> I use a 3.18.40 kernel, currently, on one of my AMD systems. It has |
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>> thousands of source build packages, not only from portage but many others. |
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> Keep in mind that you're running a non-longterm kernel, which means |
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> that if there is a known regression or security issue in your kernel, |
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> a kernel update to fix it wouldn't be provided upstream. |
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> If you were running 3.16 or 4.4 you would get these updates. If you |
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> plan to stick with a kernel for a very long time you should try to |
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> pick one that is designated as a longterm kernel. 3.16.85 was |
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> released just a week ago. It obviously doesn't get very frequent |
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> updates, but if something important comes along they'll release a fix. |
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> I'd have to check the timelines but you might have unmitigated Spectre |
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> vulnerabilities in that kernel. |
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> Also, you mention AMD. If you happen to be using a Ryzen processor |
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> there were a number of updates to the kernel to better support it. I |
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> forget which kernels have these but if you don't have those patches |
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> you'd probably benefit from an upgrade. If you have a pre-Ryzen CPU |
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> then that won't matter much. |
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> I completely agree that you can get away with a longterm kernel and |
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> there are a lot of reasons for doing so. I just recommend sticking |
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> with one that actually is supported. |
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Agreed. It just happened that way; no planning.... Yep all of the |
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embedded devices where pre-Ryzen, as well at the amd-15 chipsets of the |
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old hosts, where a plethora of codes live. |
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Definitely not suggesting that pathway and I never intended to get that |
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deep into embedded; it just happened. I was just trying to 'inspire' |
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folks on older codes and such. |
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In an ideal life, I'd be getting a HH-50! |
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https://www.hhcatamarans.com/hh50 |
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Harboring it on Sugarloaf Key (east) of Key West a few miles) and |
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forgetting how to spell Gentoo. Of coarse that would mean I'd have to |
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have a few (coding) youngsters that like the aero-nautical life style. I |
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rarely get to live out a properly planned life. My Gentoo Foo is |
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definitely a mess... |
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/57-Palm-Dr-Key-West-FL-33040/2101168547_zpid/?mmlb=g,0 |
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For me, HOPE is a dream, being totally (gentoo and codes) ORGANIZED; |
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wishful thinking..... |
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Thank you Rich, |
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James |
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