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| − | == Versioning == | + | == Versioning == |
| − | === New-style versioning === | + | === New-style versioning === |
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Currently (since 2.6.20) all new OpenVZ kernels has a simple version like <tt>2.6.n-ovzXXX</tt> | Currently (since 2.6.20) all new OpenVZ kernels has a simple version like <tt>2.6.n-ovzXXX</tt> | ||
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* '''2.6.n''' is a vanilla kernel version, e.g. 2.6.20 or 2.6.22, which this OpenVZ kernel is based on; | * '''2.6.n''' is a vanilla kernel version, e.g. 2.6.20 or 2.6.22, which this OpenVZ kernel is based on; | ||
* '''ovzXXX''' is the OpenVZ kernel version, e.g. ovz001 for the very first one. | * '''ovzXXX''' is the OpenVZ kernel version, e.g. ovz001 for the very first one. | ||
| − | === Old-style versioning === | + | === Old-style versioning === |
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Some time ago OpenVZ kernel versions were named like <tt>2.6.n-XXXtestYYY.z</tt> and <tt>2.6.n-XXXstabYYY.z</tt>. | Some time ago OpenVZ kernel versions were named like <tt>2.6.n-XXXtestYYY.z</tt> and <tt>2.6.n-XXXstabYYY.z</tt>. | ||
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* '''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. | * '''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. | * '''XXX''' is a major OpenVZ kernel version number, which usually changes from release to release, or when dramatic changes to the kernel are made. | ||
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* '''z''' is an add-on number; it is used as rpm's <tt>Release</tt> field and in most cases is set to 1. | * '''z''' is an add-on number; it is used as rpm's <tt>Release</tt> field and in most cases is set to 1. | ||
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This style is kept for some kernels that started before switching to the new versioning. | This style is kept for some kernels that started before switching to the new versioning. | ||
| − | === Cycle === | + | === Cycle === |
Usual kernel development cycle looks like this: | Usual kernel development cycle looks like this: | ||
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021test000 → 021test001 → ... → 021test012 → ''here kernel is declared stable'' → 021stab000 → 021stab001 → ... → 021stab023 | 021test000 → 021test001 → ... → 021test012 → ''here kernel is declared stable'' → 021stab000 → 021stab001 → ... → 021stab023 | ||
| − | == Branches == | + | == Branches == |
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A few kernel branches are being developed in parallel. See [[Download/kernel]] for more info about branches and their statuses. | A few kernel branches are being developed in parallel. See [[Download/kernel]] for more info about branches and their statuses. | ||
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[[Category: Kernel]] | [[Category: Kernel]] | ||
