[Clfs-support] question on upgrading a kernel

[Joe Ciccone]

On 01/29/2010 12:07 PM, Reimundo Heluani wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 29, 2010, at 8:10 AM, b-vol <bvl at btconnect.com> wrote:
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>> Greetings
>>
>> I currently have a clfs (pure 64-bit x86_64) build with gcc4.4.2,
>> kernel2.6.30.5.  I want to upgrade to kernel kernel-2.6.33-rc5.
>>
>> QUESTION:  do I need to beforehand upgrade the kernel headers  as  
>> explained
>> (here:-
>> http://cross-lfs.org/view/svn/x86_64-64/final-system/linux-headers.html)
>> and if so   how so  and what are the advantages.
>> Otherwise is normal kernel   configure, compile and install sufficient.
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> I started wit a 2.6.29 kernel and now I run a 2.6.32 kernel without
> problems. I never changed the kernel headers. I wouldn't change the
> kernel headers that you used to build your toolchain.
There's no need to change the kernel headers unless you plan on
rebuilding the entire system, changing the headers without rebuilding
the entire system would only cause massive headaches.