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Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Vulnerability info in /sys
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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.