[arch-general] About linux 4.8 and 4.9...

[fredbezies]

Sorry to reply to Phil Wyet this way. I enabled digest mode for arch-general.

You won't see soon linux 4.9.x in core because it is kinda rotten with
some Intel CPUs.

You cannot get it to boot on some intel CPUs like an old T4200 or younger ones.

See these bugs reports :

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/52246
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/52271
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/52243
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/52238

Two bugs - and maybe more - are opened on kernel bug tracker :

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192111
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191801

Looks like linux 4.9 won't be a LTS version at all...

I own three computers. Because of intel CPU regression in 4.9.xx, both
my asus eeePC and my Toshiba Laptop are booting on linux 4.4.xx LTS.

Only my main desktop computer which is using an Athlon X2-215 is
booting on linux 4.9.x.

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Frederic Bezies
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