From: Mike Pagano Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 21:41:52 +0000 (-0500) Subject: kernel-2.eclass: Add some additional text to bring some additional notice to users... X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=735c72200e4ec664a45913d0433a24bd88af2c27;p=gentoo.git 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 --- 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