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Two stable kernels

([Kernel] Dec 16, 2020 16:35 UTC (Wed) (ris))


Stable kernels [1]5.9.15 and [2]5.4.84 have been released. They both contain important fixes and users should upgrade.



[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/840400/

[2] https://lwn.net/Articles/840401/

/*
* [...] Note that 120 sec is defined in the protocol as the maximum
* possible RTT. I guess we'll have to use something other than TCP
* to talk to the University of Mars.
* PAWS allows us longer timeouts and large windows, so once implemented
* ftp to mars will work nicely.
*/
-- from /usr/src/linux/net/inet/tcp.c, concerning RTT [round trip time]