Definition rules for 1.4Linux kernel version numbers

The composition of the Linux kernel version number:

(1) Major version number;

(2) minor version number;

(3) revised version number;

(4) fine-tuned version number;

(5) A description of special tuning for a particular Linux system;

Example: 2.6.29.7-FLYKERNEL-12A

2 is the major version number;

6 is the minor version number; (The major and minor version numbers will form a series of Linux kernel versions)

29 is the revision number;

7 is the fine tuning of the 2.6.29, called the fine-tuning version number;

FLYKERNEL-12A is a Linux kernel tuned specifically for Flykernel, and the tuning description can be any string, defined by the developer

Definition rules for 1.4Linux kernel version numbers