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Their wordsThe best solution for almost all Linux users is to just use the kernel from your favorite Linux distribution.
Their wordsThese kernels are not to be used in any type of "general computing" model where you have untrusted users or virtual machines, as the ability to do some of the recent Spectre-type fixes for older releases is greatly reduced, if present at all in some branches.
Their wordsThe community can not support you as no one is watching all kernel versions for specific issues, so you will have to rely on in-house support for everything that could go wrong.
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