On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:18:35 -0500 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Monday, January 29, 2018 03:35:58 AM Michael Fothergill wrote: > > On 29 January 2018 at 07:52, Dextin Jerafmel <jeraf...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > I tried to search for available Kernel images but there isn't any > > > newer Kernel than 4.9.0.5 > > > Your need to upgrade to unstable (Debian Sid). Then you need to get > > the latest kernel from the kernel.org website. > > I just want to emphasize that you don't need to upgrade to unstable > (Debian Sid). > > See the response in this thread from Bastien Durel. > > Also, iiuc, the fixes for Spectre and Meltdown have been > "backported" (probably not the right word) to Wheezy (which is my > "everyday" machine). If I'm wrong about that, somebody can let me know.
I think this is only true for the Meltdown fix ("page tables isolation"), for the Spectre fix ("retpoline") work is apparently in progress. Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. [Doctors and Bartenders], We both get the same two kinds of customers -- the living and the dying. -- Dr. Boyce, "The Menagerie" ("The Cage"), stardate unknown