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There's a write-up on the recent Ubuntu updates in Full Circle and ZDNet:
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org> on behalf of Bob Jonkman <bjonkman@sobac.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 January 2018 19:48<br>
<b>To:</b> KWLUG discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kwlug-disc] Meltown fix for Linux kernel</font>
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Ubuntu is having its problems lately. In December they had the BIOS<br>
corruption bug on 17.10:<br>
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<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147" id="LPlnk202407" previewremoved="true">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147</a><br>
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I'm in the process of switching all our home computers to Debian<br>
Testing and the servers to Debian Stable. Previously had a mixture of<br>
Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04, Mint with Mate, Debian Jessie, and who knows what<br>
else. But I don't think it'll help avoid these latest kernel bugs...<br>
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- --Bob<br>
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On 2018-01-11 03:24 PM, doug moen wrote:<br>
> The Ubuntu bug is here: <br>
> <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1742323" id="LPlnk81875" previewremoved="true">
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1742323</a><br>
> <br>
> The problem is that, after upgrading to kernel 4.4.0-108, some<br>
> systems won't boot.<br>
> <br>
> Most people with this problem report that upgrading to 4.4.0-109<br>
> (which is now in the Ubuntu repositories) fixes the problem.<br>
> <br>
> However, bug 1742323 is still open and being worked on (marked<br>
> critical).<br>
> <br>
> On 10 January 2018 at 18:04, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com><br>
> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> And Ubuntu 16.04 users can't reboot the new kernel after applying<br>
>> the fixes.<br>
>> <br>
>> Not a big deal if it is a desktop. If it is a dedicated server in<br>
>> a data center, then it is downtime + support headaches.<br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/10/1634215/" id="LPlnk203660" previewremoved="true">
https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/10/1634215/</a>
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>> meltdown-and-spectre-patches-bricking-ubuntu-1604-computers<br>
>> <br>
>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>>> Wow, the differences are significant ...<br>
>>> <br>
>>> For a dedicated server, the fix for Meltdown is not really<br>
>>> needed, since no one else is accessing RAM by exploiting the<br>
>>> speculative execution.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> So I am thinking of pinning the kernel to what it is on those<br>
>>> machines.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> But there are also headers, generic, ...etc.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Anyone tried that?<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:31 AM, L.D. Paniak < <br>
>>> ldpaniak@fourpisolutions.com> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>>> Looks like you will see substantial performance impact for<br>
>>>> I/O-heavy workloads (especially synthetic ones):<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KPTI-Ret" id="LPlnk960449" previewremoved="true">
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KPTI-Ret</a> <br>
>>>> poline-Combined-Ubuntu<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> The Apache server numbers are especially notable.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On 01/09/2018 07:18 PM, doug moen wrote:<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> According to what I read, the performance impact occurs if<br>
>>>> you are hammering the kernel with a lot of system calls. Eg,<br>
>>>> a server that is performing a lot of I/o.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Tuesday, 9 January 2018, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>>> I just received the email for the meltdown patch for Ubuntu<br>
>>>>> Linux.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> CVE-2017-5754<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> There are two concerns:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> 1. Performance impact.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> 2. This comment in the email:<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> "ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel<br>
>>>>> updates have been given a new version number, which<br>
>>>>> requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party<br>
>>>>> kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you<br>
>>>>> manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g.<br>
>>>>> linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, <br>
>>>>> linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will<br>
>>>>> automatically perform this as well."<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Anyone updated to this fix yet? Any noticeable negative<br>
>>>>> impact on performance?<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> -- Khalid M. Baheyeldin 2bits.com, Inc. Fast Reliable<br>
>>>>> Drupal Drupal optimization, development, customization and<br>
>>>>> consulting. Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --<br>
>>>>> Edsger W.Dijkstra Simplicity is the ultimate<br>
>>>>> sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci For every complex<br>
>>>>> problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and<br>
>>>>> wrong." -- H.L. Mencken<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
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>>> -- Khalid M. Baheyeldin 2bits.com, Inc. Fast Reliable Drupal <br>
>>> Drupal optimization, development, customization and<br>
>>> consulting. Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --<br>
>>> Edsger W.Dijkstra Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --<br>
>>> Leonardo da Vinci For every complex problem, there is an answer<br>
>>> that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H.L. Mencken<br>
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>> -- Khalid M. Baheyeldin 2bits.com, Inc. Fast Reliable Drupal <br>
>> Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting. <br>
>> Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger<br>
>> W.Dijkstra Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --<br>
>> Leonardo da Vinci For every complex problem, there is an answer<br>
>> that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H.L. Mencken<br>
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