[BoxInfo] force "kernel" with revision from /proc/version

This ensures the kernel revision matches the revision found in the package names of the ipk's on the feeds

Author: Huevos

lib/python/Components/About.py

@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 from time import time
 
 
+def getKernelVersionString():  # output from this function may not match kernel version from enigma.info (BoxInfo). This version is more accurate.
+	try:
+		return open("/proc/version").read().split(" ", 3)[2].split("-", 1)[0]
+	except:
+		return _("unknown")
+
+
 def getCPUArch(MODEL):
 	if MODEL.startswith("osmio4k"):
 		CPUArch = "ARM V7"

lib/python/Components/SystemInfo.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from re import split
 from enigma import Misc_Options, eDVBCIInterfaces, eDVBResourceManager
 
+from Components.About import getKernelVersionString
 from Components.RcModel import rc_model
 from Tools.Directories import fileCheck, fileExists, fileHas, pathExists, resolveFilename, SCOPE_LIBDIR, SCOPE_SKIN, fileReadLine, fileReadLines
 from Tools.HardwareInfo import HardwareInfo
@@ -70,6 +71,13 @@ def deleteItem(self, item):
 
 BoxInfo = BoxInformation()
 
+# "kernel" from enigma.info may not be faithful with what is expected. e.g. osmio4k should be "5.15.0"
+# but enigma.info shows "5.15" which reflects "PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-edision". But we want the version
+# to refect that found in "${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}/kernel-abiversion" which is the version used in the
+# package names from the feeds. Therefore we will force the output of BoxInfo.getItem("kernel") to the 
+# value from "/proc/version" which is the same.
+BoxInfo.boxInfo["kernel"] = getKernelVersionString().strip()  # force kernel revision
+
 # This line makes the BoxInfo backwards compatible with SystemInfo without duplicating the dictionary.
 SystemInfo = BoxInfo.boxInfo