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I did a look into /var/log/ because I suspected logs were increasing like a monster, but no: var/log only (!) has 2.6 Gb. It seems that I am not obliged to reduce it.

However, regarding syslog file I get There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of lines like this one: which has perturbated me.

Anyway I ran this script which say me that there is no danger: https://github.com/speed47/spectre-meltdown-checker.

Who do I have to listen to?

What kernel are you using? I'm not getting any such messages here.

I think the output of that checker script should be trusted.

(and sorry for the delay)

The latest one in the repos right now is 4.4.261, so try upgrading to that. The messages will probably go away.

I will not upgrade the kernel, because, as you said, it seems more trustworthy the script than the warning in /var/log/syslog. Besides that, my experience says me be carefull touching the core of the system. And (I hope so) an upgrade to Salix 15.0 is in the near horizon.

Anyway, thank you for your advice.