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== Versioning ==
OpenVZ kernel versions are named like <tt>2.6.n-XXXtestYYY.z</tt> and <tt>2.6.n-XXXstabYYY.z</tt>.
* '''2.6.n''' is a vanilla kernel version (i.e. the one from [http://kernel.org/ kernel.org]) which this OpenVZ kernel is based on.
* '''XXX''' is a major OpenVZ kernel version number, which usually changes from release to release, or when dramatic changes to the kernel are made.
* '''test''' series kernels are unstable kernel releases, which are usually under extensive development, while '''stab''' series kernels are more or less stable kernel releases which are close to be released or are in production already.
* '''YYY''' is a minor OpenVZ kernel version number, which changes from build to build, when bugfixes or small feature changes were made.
* '''z''' is an add-on number; it is used as rpm's <tt>Release</tt> field and in most cases is set to 1.
== Cycle ==
Usual kernel development cycle looks like this:
021test000 → 021test001 → ... → 021test012 → ''here kernel is declared stable'' → 021stab000 → 021stab001 → ... → 021stab023
== Branches ==
A few kernel branches may be developed in parallel. For example, as of 13th of June, 2006, there are four branches:
* stable, based on 2.6.8, currently at 2.6.8-022stab077.1
* development, based on 2.6.16, currently at 2.6.16 026test014.4
* FC5, based on latest Fedora Core 5 kernel, currently at 2.6.16-1.2111_FC5.026test012
* SUSE10, based on latest SUSE10 kernel, currently at 2.6.16.13_4_ve026test012-2
[[Category: Kernel]]
OpenVZ kernel versions are named like <tt>2.6.n-XXXtestYYY.z</tt> and <tt>2.6.n-XXXstabYYY.z</tt>.
* '''2.6.n''' is a vanilla kernel version (i.e. the one from [http://kernel.org/ kernel.org]) which this OpenVZ kernel is based on.
* '''XXX''' is a major OpenVZ kernel version number, which usually changes from release to release, or when dramatic changes to the kernel are made.
* '''test''' series kernels are unstable kernel releases, which are usually under extensive development, while '''stab''' series kernels are more or less stable kernel releases which are close to be released or are in production already.
* '''YYY''' is a minor OpenVZ kernel version number, which changes from build to build, when bugfixes or small feature changes were made.
* '''z''' is an add-on number; it is used as rpm's <tt>Release</tt> field and in most cases is set to 1.
== Cycle ==
Usual kernel development cycle looks like this:
021test000 → 021test001 → ... → 021test012 → ''here kernel is declared stable'' → 021stab000 → 021stab001 → ... → 021stab023
== Branches ==
A few kernel branches may be developed in parallel. For example, as of 13th of June, 2006, there are four branches:
* stable, based on 2.6.8, currently at 2.6.8-022stab077.1
* development, based on 2.6.16, currently at 2.6.16 026test014.4
* FC5, based on latest Fedora Core 5 kernel, currently at 2.6.16-1.2111_FC5.026test012
* SUSE10, based on latest SUSE10 kernel, currently at 2.6.16.13_4_ve026test012-2
[[Category: Kernel]]
