Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Kernel: An Overview and Genealogy
Red Hat News looks
at the process of creating a RHEL kernel. "
When Red Hat announces a new major Red Hat Enterprise Linux release, such as with the recent Beta availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, invariably among the first questions asked is, "What is the kernel version number?" The answer to this question is never a simple one-number reply. The construction of an enterprise-caliber kernel is an extremely complex exercise that requires close evaluation of hundreds of individual features and interactions. This blog outlines how we create our Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernels."