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