Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

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ovizii
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Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

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Hi there, I am referring to this thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2896

Would someone more knowledgeable than me please explain what exactly that line does?
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It disables the yum exclusions so you can update kernel, etc. going forward as needed.
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ah, ok, thanks.

May I ask why kernel updates were blocked to start with?
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They were blocked so that when the update ran it could unblock them keep everything consistent with each version update.
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ah, I understand, thanks for taking the time to explain.
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