Output of "uname -r" does not display complete installed kernel RPM version

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

Situation

The output of the command "uname -r" returns for example:

4.4.114-92.64-default

Whereas looking at the actual installed RPM information it shows:

kernel-default-4.4.114-92.64.1.x86_64

Resolution

This is the expected behaviour and is not an indication of a problem.

Cause

Additional Information

To break down the output of our example "kernel-default-4.4.114-92.64.1.x86_64":

kernel-default-: This is the package name. For kernel packages "default" (after dash in name) is the kernel flavor.
4.4.114-: This is the kernel version.
92.64: Package release.
.1: The build counter.
.x86_64: The kernel architecture.

The build counter is not reported in "uname -r" because it is for build service bookkeeping and does not denote a change in the kernel package.

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