[Debian] Re: What version of debian kernel to use?

[Ola Lundqvist]

Privet Vasily

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 02:28:52PM +0300, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> Hello, Ola
> 
> I want to clarify one thing.
> 
> linux-source-2.6.18 package is available now in testing and in unstable
> repositories.
> Last version in testing repository is 2.6.18-7 and last version in
> unstable repository is 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
> 
> As far as I understand testing repository will be transformed to stable
> one as soon as Etch will be released. We want to have OpenVZ patch
> against Etch kernel, thus I should prepare patch against 2.6.18-7
> version, but not against 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11one. Should I?

There is a special exception for the kernel currently. In general you
are correct but the case today is actually that the 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
will be a part of stable. At least according to the release team.

So make the patch against that version.

Regards,

// Ola

> Thank you,
> Vasily
> 

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