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

[Matthias G. Eckermann]

On 2013-06-19 T 09:30 -0500 Alan S. House wrote:

> Can the end user install the latest kernel, replacing the
> version on the SDK and recompile? How will this effect the
> users build?

You want to take the kernel _SOURCE_ from the SLES 11 SP2
update channel and recompile on SLES 11 SP3?

That wont work: as I said, the SLES 11 SP2 and SP3 kernel
share the same upstream _base_, but the two kernels have
different patches on top.

In other words:

3.0.76-xxxx (SLES 11 SP2) != 3.0.76-yyyy (SLES 11 SP3).
 
> Probably a dumb question, thought I would ask before trying.

In addition, recompiling the kernel renders the _whole_
system of the customer unsupported by SUSE.

DO NOT recompile any packages from SUSE, and please to not
suggest anybody to do so.  See also the Release Notes:
https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/11-SP3/#Support.General

so long -
	MgE

> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 8:54 AM, <urs.frey at post.ch> wrote:
> 
> > Thank you Matthias for your explanation
> >
> > >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).
> > I know it is a hell a work behind ongoing now, doing all quality tests,
> > etc.
> > But anyway, many thanks to you all SuSE people &&
> >
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> > Von: sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com [mailto:
> > sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com] Im Auftrag von Matthias G. Eckermann
> > Gesendet: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:48 PM
> > An: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Authorized Beta Program
> > Betreff: Re: [sles-beta] Question concerning the kernel version SLES11-SP3
> > GMC2 compared with SLES11-SP2
> >
> > 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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