[sles-beta] Question concerning the kernel version SLES11-SP3 GMC2 compared with SLES11-SP2

[Matthias G. Eckermann]

Hello Urs and all,

On 2013-06-19 T 12:28 +0000 urs.frey at post.ch wrote:
 
> When installing and testing SLES11-SP3 GMC2 I notice, that
> the kernel version is 3.0.76-0.11-default While SLES11-SP2
> some days ago got an update to kernel version
> 3.0.80-0.5-default
> 
> Will we be downgrading the kernel version, when upgrading
> SLES11-SP2 to SLES11-SP3?  Of course internally in the
> kernel version of SLES11-SP3 there might be new enablement
> etc.  But the version numbers do confuse a bit.

3.0.76 / 3.0.80 describe the upstream minor version we
started from to develop our patches and define our kernels.

Now, we are in the post-RC-phase of SLES 11 SP3, and thus
have "frozen" heavy work on the SP3 kernel until First
Customer Shipment (FCS).

However, maintenance of SLES 11 SP2 does not stop; thus for
a short time, you see SP2 being ahead. I expect SLES 11 SP3
to be on par (or even ahead) once we have released SP3.

so long -
	MgE

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