Re: Defferences in kernel version and kernel release
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> This is what is called the Kernel-ABI. All modules compiled for
>> "3.16.0-4-amd64" will be compatible with all kernels providing this.
> I had kind of figured that out, but one thing still puzzles me: why
> isn't it "3.16-4-amd64"? I mean, all those versions seem to always
> have a ".0" which is unused.
>From https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-versions.html:
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| Many programs parse the kernel version string reported by the uname
| system call or command and expect to find at least 3 version components
| separated by dots. For compatibility, the official kernel packages
| currently add '.0' to the upstream version.
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Grüße,
Sven
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