[PLUG] uname question

Paul Heinlein heinlein at madboa.com
Mon Aug 12 17:34:57 UTC 2019


On Mon, 12 Aug 2019, Rich Shepard wrote:

> The output of 'uname -a' on the new desktop is: Linux baetis 4.4.186 #2 SMP
> Sun Jul 21 20:34:29 CDT 2019 x86_64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core Processor
> AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> What does the '#2 SMP' mean following the kernel version number? It does not
> seem to fit the options shown on the uname man page.

You'll want to google for KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION (and perhaps also
KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP) to see how those are generated.

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Paul Heinlein
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