See /proc/sys/kernel/virt_osrelease -- there you can see/set kernel 
version as visible from inside containers.

MailingListe wrote:
> Hello
>
> is it possible to set the kernel name a VE get for the "uname" call? 
> There seams to be a bug in the oracle installer with long kernel names 
> and we try to test if this is still the case for our oracle 11g client 
> setup dying with segmentation fault inside the VE
> Link to (possible) Oracle Bug :
> http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/dont-install-oracle-on-linux-servers-with-long-kernel-names/ 
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Andreas
>
>