how to match kernel src with running kernel

[Krish Vijayaraghavan]

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> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:54:28 +0200
> From: Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net>
> Subject: Re: how to match kernel src with running kernel
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>>How do I ensure that the kernel source has exactly the same config/header files as the running kernel? This is required by a module I am trying to build and load.
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>>yum install kernel-sourcecode gives "2.6.8-1.521"
>>yum update kernel also gives "2.6.8-1.521"
>>Does that mean the former corresponds to the exact code that was used to build the latter?
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> No, the ocnfig files have been munged. Get them from the src.rpm ...
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Thank you for the response,
Krish