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Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 09:06
by ovizii
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?

Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 10:29
by shawniverson
It disables the yum exclusions so you can update kernel, etc. going forward as needed.

Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 11:14
by ovizii
ah, ok, thanks.

May I ask why kernel updates were blocked to start with?

Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 14:15
by shawniverson
They were blocked so that when the update ran it could unblock them keep everything consistent with each version update.

Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 09:10
by ovizii
ah, I understand, thanks for taking the time to explain.