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