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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by dschuetz on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:22PM (#25734750)
systemd: we'll fork our own rdrand
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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by LukeShu on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:28PM (#25736124)
systemd: It's not our job to hack around hardware bugs, it's the kernel's. We will not implement our own thing.

HN: How dare you.[1]

Also HN: Criticizes systemd for implementing its own thing

Systemd just can't win.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10999335

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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by dschuetz on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:37PM (#25736329)
They can. Just fork Linux and do their own thing, with blackjack and hookers.
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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by na85 on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:51PM (#25736645)
apt: Package Gnome3-Shell depends on systemd-rdrand which is not installed. Package systemd-rdrand conflicts gnome3-shell. Uninstall 1230982 packages to resolve? [y/n]
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Re:RDRAND on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is flakey by uncledave on Monday January 11, 2021 @02:29PM (#25734901)
Headline in two years “Pwnie award for systemd-rdrand”
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