Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:33:41 +0200 From: n dhert <ndhertbsd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: uname -r and patchlevel Message-ID: <AANLkTilS4GFWsV_nBetMSuYlFagfZqrvoUk7bvr_PHrK@mail.gmail.com>
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Can somebody explain about the -p<level> one sees in the output of the
uname -r ?
Under *exactly* what conditions the patch level changes to a new value
after you applied a freebsd-update install ?
Does -p<level> only change if
a) a change of the file /boot/kernel/kernel was part of the update
or also if
b) *some* /boot/kernel/* files (but not /boot/kernel/kernel itself)
changed as part of the update
Will in any case a new -p<level> be shown only after a reboot is done ?
I have confusing differences in -p<level> increase/not increase in different
FreeBSD systems after applying freebsd-update install.
The handbook is too vague about what conditions *exactly* will make uname
-r show the newest -p<level>.
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