# # kernel_versions.py -- linux kernel version comparisons # __author__ = """Copyright Andy Whitcroft 2007""" import sys,re # # Sort key for ordering versions chronologically. The key ordering # problem is between that introduced by -rcN. These come _before_ # their accompanying version. # # 2.6.0 -> 2.6.1-rc1 -> 2.6.1 # # In order to sort them we convert all non-rc releases to a pseudo # -rc99 release. We also convert all numbers to two digits. The # result is then sortable textually. # # 02.06.00-rc99 -> 02.06.01-rc01 -> 02.06.01-rc99 # encode_sep = re.compile(r'(\D+)') def version_encode(version): bits = encode_sep.split(version) n = 9 if len(bits[0]) == 0: n += 2 if len(bits) == n or (len(bits) > n and bits[n] != '_rc'): # Insert missing _rc99 after 2 . 6 . 18 -smp- 220 . 0 bits.insert(n, '_rc') bits.insert(n+1, '99') n = 5 if len(bits[0]) == 0: n += 2 if len(bits) <= n or bits[n] != '-rc': bits.insert(n, '-rc') bits.insert(n+1, '99') for n in range(0, len(bits), 2): if len(bits[n]) == 1: bits[n] = '0' + bits[n] return ''.join(bits) def version_limit(version, n): bits = encode_sep.split(version) return ''.join(bits[0:n]) def version_len(version): return len(encode_sep.split(version)) # # Given a list of versions find the nearest version which is deemed # less than or equal to the target. Versions are in linux order # as follows: # # 2.6.0 -> 2.6.1 -> 2.6.2-rc1 -> 2.6.2-rc2 -> 2.6.2 -> 2.6.3-rc1 # | |\ # | | 2.6.2-rc1-mm1 -> 2.6.2-rc1-mm2 # | \ # | 2.6.2-rc1-ac1 -> 2.6.2-rc1-ac2 # \ # 2.6.1-mm1 -> 2.6.1-mm2 # # Note that a 2.6.1-mm1 is not a predecessor of 2.6.2-rc1-mm1. # def version_choose_config(version, candidates): # Check if we have an exact match ... if so magic if version in candidates: return version # Sort the search key into the list ordered by 'age' deco = [ (version_encode(v), i, v) for i, v in enumerate(candidates + [ version ]) ] deco.sort() versions = [ v for _, _, v in deco ] # Everything sorted below us is of interst. for n in range(len(versions) - 1, -1, -1): if versions[n] == version: break n -= 1 # Try ever shorter 'prefixes' 2.6.20-rc3-mm, 2.6.20-rc, 2.6. etc # to match against the ordered list newest to oldest. length = version_len(version) - 1 version = version_limit(version, length) while length > 1: for o in range(n, -1, -1): if version_len(versions[o]) == (length + 1) and \ version_limit(versions[o], length) == version: return versions[o] length -= 2 version = version_limit(version, length) return None def is_released_kernel(version): # True if version name suggests a released kernel, # not some release candidate or experimental kernel name # e.g. 2.6.18-smp-200.0 includes no other text, underscores, etc version = version.strip('01234567890.-') return version in ['', 'smp', 'smpx', 'pae'] def is_release_candidate(version): # True if version names a released kernel or release candidate, # not some experimental name containing arbitrary text # e.g. 2.6.18-smp-220.0_rc3 but not 2.6.18_patched version = re.sub(r'[_-]rc\d+', '', version) return is_released_kernel(version)