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| author |   Mike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org> | 2017-03-05 16:41:52 -0500 |
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| committer | Mike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org> | 2017-03-05 16:42:06 -0500 |
| commit | 735c72200e4ec664a45913d0433a24bd88af2c27 (patch) | |
| tree | 48feb437870e9a85fe4c563508cb77ed723f21cc /eclass/kernel-2.eclass | |
| parent | sci-physics/xfoil: remove damn Id (diff) | |
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kernel-2.eclass: Add some additional text to bring some additional notice to users about the security considerations of a specific kernel and direct them to the upstream website for further information. See bug #599454
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diff --git a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass index e95ec0777aa5..d0f7eb95f79b 100644 --- a/eclass/kernel-2.eclass +++ b/eclass/kernel-2.eclass @@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@ postinst_sources() { # And now the general message. if [[ -n ${K_SECURITY_UNSUPPORTED} ]]; then ewarn "This means that it is likely to be vulnerable to recent security issues." + echo + ewarn "Upstream kernel developers recommend always running the latest " + ewarn "release of any current long term supported Linux kernel version." + ewarn "To see a list of these versions, their most current release and " + ewarn "long term support status, please go to https://www.kernel.org ." + echo ewarn "For specific information on why this kernel is unsupported, please read:" ewarn "https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Kernel_Security" fi |