Re: Is Debian Linux protected against the Meltdown and Spectre security flaws?

[Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@gmail.com>]

On 20 February 2018 at 10:01, Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> wrote:

Hi,

On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:05:19 +0000
Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@gmail.com> wrote:

> ​For me at any rate if the new version of gcc 4.9 makes it easier for a
> new user to get access to that portion of Spectre vulnerability jointly
> with the the availability of Meltdown as is, then as I said I would be
> very pleased.  and if a third person comes on the site asking about
> this problem then we could encourage them to try it.

As I understood from what you wrote earlier you are using Buster, so why
not just stick with its default gcc-7 which from what
https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=gcc-7&searchon=names&suite=testing&section=all
says has been updated to 7.3.0 which was iirc what you were waiting for.

​I am not worried about what I would need personally to compile a kernel to use in Debian.

I am currently using sid so there is no problem for me using e.g. gcc 7.3 etc.....

And installing new kernels in gentoo that I run is easy.

What interests me more here are the options for a new user.

Greg's latest post suggests the new gcc 4.9 only works in oldstable ie jessie not stretch.

So perhaps I have to revise my thinking on this once again.....

Cheers

MF​

 

Regards

Michael

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