Linux 4.13-rc5 Released As The Kernel Proceeds Normally

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 4.13-rc5 Released As The Kernel Proceeds Normally

Linus Torvalds has just announced the fifth weekly release candidate of the upcoming Linux 4.13 kernel...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.13-rc5-Released

[DerCaveman]

Is it possible to create a configuration with all settings set to their recommended default value *and* to compile everything possible as modules?

[timofonic]

Is it possible to create a configuration with all settings set to their recommended default value *and* to compile everything possible as modules?

Isn't that what distros do?

[DerCaveman]

Isn't that what distros do?

IMHO not in the case of debian.

[OlafLostViking]

Can anybody explain why the up-to-date frequency of the processor will no longer be shown in /proc/cpuinfo? It was quite handy to debug buggy DELL BIOS's ;-)

Edit: The answer lies at [1]. And the old value, if needed, at [2].

[1] git.kernel.org
[2] /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy<n>/scaling_cur_freq

[timofonic]

IMHO not in the case of debian.

Oh, I use Archlinux