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This is so damn sad. I don't fully get why I have to reboot after kernel updates but accept it, but just every 3 days? Why?
by bugtodiffer 2y ago
This is so damn sad. I don't fully get why I have to reboot after kernel updates but accept it, but just every 3 days? Why?
- teekert 2y agoRead. It's only when you don't touch it for 3 days. And I bet if you didn't even touch it for 3 days you won't even notice if it has rebooted or not.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoSure they would. If the system was for interactive use, it likely requires some login or unlock password. If the system is supposed to respond to external events - such as receiving phone calls when the system in question is a phone - then a reboot will effectively disable it until the user notices.
- exe34 2y ago> receiving phone calls don't be ridiculous, it's a _smart_ phone.
- BoredPositron 2y agoOnly if you still use a sim pin otherwise the phone would only be unavailable for the duration of the reboot.
- BrandoElFollito 2y agoNo it won't. My phone is completely operational after a reboot.
- ben_w 2y agoYours might. My SIM, however, automatically locks on reboot. It came like that.
- BrandoElFollito 2y agoAll the phones I have used were like this (Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Redmi, Oppo - across years and years of models). I am surprised you write that the SIM is locked upon reboot. What does this mean in technical terms? Do you mean that you have to enter the SIM PIN when your phone reboots?
- ben_w 2y ago> Do you mean that you have to enter the SIM PIN when your phone reboots? Yes. I can cancel the popup and then still use the rest of the phone, but when I do that I have no cellular network access until I unlock the SIM itself. For the avoidance of confusion, the SIM PIN is independent of the phone PIN.
- BrandoElFollito 2y agoAh, this is the normal behaviour of a SIM card. You can disable this PIN at startup (a setting in the phone). This is not recommendable, though, because if your phone gets lost or stolen your SIM may be used in a "layer" (a device that will make premium calls or SMS, the name is derived from a hen (that lays eggs)). The solution is to use an eSIM - you can disable the PIN at bootup because it is protected by the phone lock anyway and will be operational immediately.
- saagarjha 2y agoHow do you expect to swap out your kernel without restarting your machine?
- sintax 2y agoDon't know about apple, but on linux you can live patch a running kernel with security updates (kpatch/ksplice/...).