Stock Kernel: Function and Check

[PL_3]

Hi,
May I know what is the function of Stock Kernel and how to check if a server is using it ?

[Steven E. Protter]

You can get and idea what kernels are installed as follows:

rpm -q kernel

vi /boot/grub/grub.conf

To see which one booted. Instructions are redhat. For futher help, provide details.

SEP

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

if you need to know if your linux box run "vanilla" kernel [e.g. "standart" kernel from kernel.org, you should read docs for your distribution].
For example, RedHat provides kernel with RH patches. It means, if according to "uname -r" you see 2.4.7-9 kernel, it doesn't mean you use 2.4.7-9 kernel according to kernel.org - it may include some features/patches from 2.6, for example.