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kralyk

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Registered: 2009-04-27

Posts: 73

kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

Hi,
I updated my system today and noticed that krenel-headers got updated to 2.6.32, although kernel is still 2.6.31.
Is that OK?
I mean, isn't that strange - to have headers of kernel 2.6.32 but older kernel actually running?

(I DO NOT have testing repo enabled, this is core repo)

gmcbpi

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Registered: 2009-11-25

Posts: 4

Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

That happened to me too today. How odd.

fluffylime

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From: Russia, Moscow

Registered: 2009-04-03

Posts: 47

Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

I've got new headers, too.

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jac

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Registered: 2009-05-19

Posts: 431

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Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

The version the kernel headers are has practically nothing to do with the actual kernel. I'm pretty sure that it is just for programs to include/link against or something similar. Having them be different versions is just fine.

Last edited by jac (2009-12-17 21:57:21)

Allan

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Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

Exactly...   kernel-headers have everything to do with the toolchain (gcc, binutils, glibc, kernel-headers...) and not to do with the kernel.   And it did go through [testing], just as all packages in [core] do.

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dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

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Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

The headers are for building modules for the kernel, for example the nvidia module.

I believe the kernel-headers should match the library you link (glibc) not the kernel, so it shouldn't matter that they are newer than the kernel.

edit: oops Allan beat me to it... man 8 minutes to type this lol

Last edited by dyscoria (2009-12-17 22:21:01)

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kralyk

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Registered: 2009-04-27

Posts: 73

Re: kernel-headers got updated in non testing...?

Allright I was just being curious... Thanks for info, didn't mean to complain or something...

Last edited by kralyk (2009-12-17 22:22:20)