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On 1/28/06, Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net> wrote: |
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> Where does uname find kernel version? For my last 2 new kernels, uname -a |
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> returns some off the wall kernel version. It seems to be picking up extra |
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> info from God know where. |
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It comes from the version embedded in the kernel, returned via the |
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uname system call (man 2 uname). |
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carcharias rjf # strace -v -e uname uname |
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uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias", |
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release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05 |
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MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0 |
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uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias", |
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release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05 |
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MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0 |
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> $ uname -a |
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> Linux MRK 2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new #1 Fri Jan 27 12:38:49 EST 2006 i686 |
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> AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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There are various ways these versions can be set, including |
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EXTRAVERSION and LOCALVERSION. |
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What are using to build these kernels? |
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-Richard |
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