From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40F721381F3 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BDACAE086F; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost01b.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost01b.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.3]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 56843E0855 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.69.80.10] (helo=peak.localnet) by smarthost01b.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1eVSrc-0001Bz-Ar for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:36 +0000 From: Peter Humphrey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 4.14.7 no longer switches to VT7 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:56:35 +0000 Message-ID: <3959646.oTvOYIKoxB@peak> In-Reply-To: <20171231011326.2tjmwuix4ugasj6e@matica.foolinux.mooo.com> References: <2024427.CpBGOPiNpi@peak> <20171231011326.2tjmwuix4ugasj6e@matica.foolinux.mooo.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Originating-smarthost01b-IP: [82.69.80.10] Feedback-ID: 82.69.80.10 X-Archives-Salt: ccb8fa68-ea5a-4754-9411-ceeea61deec8 X-Archives-Hash: 4b19992d566242721d7d2e4ae8cd9915 On Sunday, 31 December 2017 01:13:26 GMT Ian Zimmerman wrote: > On 2017-12-31 00:33, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > But the whole 4.12 branch has been masked, so that won't do. Here, > > I've had to go back to 4.9.49-r1 (amd64, not ~amd64). But now I see > > 4.9.72 has been stabilised. I think I'll wait for some stabiliity in > > the kernel version offerings before I make another move. Three kernel > > compilations on six systems within a week are a few too many. > > FWIW, I find 4.9.73 (upstream, not gentoo) rock solid. Well, I haven't fallen into whatever holes have been found in other versions yet either, as far as I know. If you don't mind my asking, what factors make you prefer vanilla to gentoo sources? (I assume that's what you use.) -- Regards, Peter.