Kernel headers 2.4.21-r1 with kernel-2.6.7

b4rtm4n

Done a bit of searching but cannot see an obvious answer here. Possible that I can't see the woods for the trees tho.

Got a decent 2.6.7-rc3 kernel running - very smooth

Unmerged all previous 2.4 kernels.

When running emerge -puD world I'm told that kernel-headers-2.4.21-rc3 will be upgraded. Also looking at the package database for kernel-headers it says that this is the current set of headers for the 2.6.* kernels.

I was always under the impression that the headers had to match the kernel version in use.

Hopefully someone can correct what I'm missunderstanding here.

Thanks
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Ah Pook · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 31

Nope. This was actually discussed on LKML just yesterday.

http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/17/239

b4rtm4n · Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks Ah Pook!

That's fully explained and it now makes full sense to me.

The lkml post had a link to a much earlier lkml post from Linus which I recall reading from discussions on the use of the /usr/src/linux symlink. I didn't remember the headers part tho.

/me makes a note to keep a better eye on the lkml in future
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