[solved] Linux headers more recent than kernel

nstgc · 2014-12-28 16:29:43

I went to upgrade today and saw that linux-api-headers were in the list of upgrades. I thought this was odd since the kernel wan't in there also. I checked and the kernel is still in testing, while the api headers have been moved to core. It just didn't seem safe to run the run the upgrade. Am I worrying about nothing?

[edit] Run upgrade; nothing exploded. Solved.

Last edited by nstgc (2014-12-28 21:11:03)

falconindy · 2014-12-28 17:05:45

nstgc wrote:

Am I worrying about nothing?

Yes. linux-api-headers aren't used by the kernel. They're just a build dependency for the toolchain.

Xyne · 2014-12-28 17:06:32

What's the output of

pacman -Si linux linux-api-headers | grep Version

?

With my current mirror I get

Version        : 3.17.6-1
Version        : 3.16.2-1

so the headers are trailing the kernel for me. I'm inclined to believe that this is a problem worth reporting on the bug tracker, but I don't know enough to say for sure.

For reference, the latest committed PKGBUILDs are for versions 3.18.1 and 3.18, respectively.

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falconindy wrote:

nstgc wrote:
Am I worrying about nothing?
Yes. linux-api-headers aren't used by the kernel. They're just a build dependency for the toolchain.

I am no longer inclined as above.

Last edited by Xyne (2014-12-28 17:09:12)

nstgc · 2014-12-28 17:36:31

$ pacman -Si linux linux-api-headers | grep Version
Version        : 3.17.6-1
Version        : 3.18.1-1

Xyne, did you try running "# pacman -Syy"? Perhaps your database is out of date.

Thanks Falconindy. I have faith in the trusted users, but I still prefer to err on the side of caution (and I didn't know that about the API headers).

Xyne · 2014-12-28 22:01:36

nstgc wrote:

Xyne, did you try running "# pacman -Syy"? Perhaps your database is out of date.

My mirror hadn't sync'd yet. The new version showed up by itself shortly after my post.

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[solved] Linux headers more recent than kernel

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