1 // +build linux freebsd solaris openbsd
3 // Package kernel provides helper function to get, parse and compare kernel
4 // versions for different platforms.
10 "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
13 // GetKernelVersion gets the current kernel version.
14 func GetKernelVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
20 release := make([]byte, len(uts.Release))
23 for _, c := range uts.Release {
28 // Remove the \x00 from the release for Atoi to parse correctly
29 release = release[:bytes.IndexByte(release, 0)]
31 return ParseRelease(string(release))
34 // CheckKernelVersion checks if current kernel is newer than (or equal to)
36 func CheckKernelVersion(k, major, minor int) bool {
37 if v, err := GetKernelVersion(); err != nil {
38 logrus.Warnf("error getting kernel version: %s", err)
40 if CompareKernelVersion(*v, VersionInfo{Kernel: k, Major: major, Minor: minor}) < 0 {