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New kernel today in Slackware 14.2 and in Slackware-current

There's a new kernel available for the stable and -current branch to deal with the *Stack Clash* vulnerabilities.

Slackware 14.2 changelog

Slackware64-current changelog

Thank you for the head's up!

All good so far....

Code:

uname -a

Linux slackware 4.9.34 #1 SMP Sat Jun 24 12:49:35 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Code:

Linux paulo 4.4.74 #1 SMP Mon Jun 26 02:33:02 CDT 2017 x86_64 AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

-stable with new kernel, rebuild VirtualBox, Nvidia and Realtek r8168 drivers. So far so good :)

Code:

Linux thor 4.4.74 #2 SMP Mon Jun 26 02:44:52 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

The new kernel is working well here as well on -stable. My -current box updated successfully.

On 14.2 all looks good:

Code:

Linux mothership 4.4.74 #1 SMP Mon Jun 26 02:33:02 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4810MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Thanks Pat and team!
:hattip:

Many thanks to Pat and the entire Slackware Team. There are new kernels for Slackware-current and Slackware 14.2 today.

Slackware64-current changelog

Slackware 14.2 changelog

Been working just fine here since yesterday. (I was bored so I ran my update script.)

The new kernel is working well here too on my stable boxes and -current box.

Code:

Linux thor 4.4.75 #2 SMP Fri Jun 30 02:57:58 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

4.9.35 is working good here! ;)

always exciting, don't know when I did last my kernel install on this machine.
forza unlimited history in my root bash, so the mkinitrd command and the copying to EFI folder was still there ;-)
to me it seems the EFI is much smother than the old bios boot MBR update, problem is only, I do this so seldom, I forget always how things work

My install of the Slackware64-14.2 package kernel-source-4.4.74-noarch-1 left some stray files behind in my / directory:

Quote:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Jun 27 05:25 linux-event-codes.h -> ../../uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 27 05:25 sun8i-a33-et-q8-v1.6.dts -> sun8i-a33-q8-tablet.dts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 27 05:25 sun8i-a33-ippo-q8h-v1.2.dts -> sun8i-a33-q8-tablet.dts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 27 05:25 sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dts -> sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 27 05:25 sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v1.2.dts -> sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Jun 27 05:25 vexpress-v2m-rs1.dtsi -> ../../../../arm/boot/dts/vexpress-v2m-rs1.dtsi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jun 27 05:25 dt-bindings -> ../../../../../include/dt-bindings

The links are broken, of course. I found the lines in the package install script that creates those links. I can see how a failed cd could lead to those symlinks being created, but I don't know why it would fail.

Anyway, the (non-arm) system is running fine. I was just caught off-guard by the stray files.

I just updated and not reboot yet so..

Code:

Linux slackwhere 4.4.74 #2 SMP Mon Jun 26 02:44:52 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

fingers crossed?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx (Post 5729535)

I just updated and not reboot yet so..

Code:

Linux slackwhere 4.4.74 #2 SMP Mon Jun 26 02:44:52 CDT 2017 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

fingers crossed?

Remember to run lilo before the reboot. I know you know this. I updated 3 -stable boxes and one -current box. Smooth as silk. No need to cross fingers. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitest (Post 5729613)

Remember to run lilo before the reboot. I know you know this. I updated 3 -stable boxes and one -current box. Smooth as silk. No need to cross fingers. :)

Thanks - using grub got it done everything OK --- what was this post about again? :D