Avoid version 5.12rc1 data loss ( swap) and no rpeair possible - wait next release

General system Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware
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there is report of data loss on 5.12rc
be very careful
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.12-Early-Buggy-Issue

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Any early kernel rc is for the brave.

Well… the brave or…

:wink:

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Just read the article, and I don’t see any mention of it being RC. In my experience in IT, RC refers to code that is being made available to potentially move to GR. I could be totally wrong in how the Linux kernel labels a release candidate, but as early as it is in the development process I don’t see any reason to adopt it on anything but a test machine.

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It’s funny that you mention that. I used to run Mint linux like a rolling release and i would update every rc (Release Candidate) kernel version until it changed over to the next kernel. Never had any issues. This is kind of how i fell into rolling release when i found Arch through Antergos and also Manjaro.

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