Kernel up-gradation on OpenSUSE(13.2) to latest kernel (4.1)

OpenSUSE 13.2 had it's kernel version 3.16.6-2, I have upgraded the latest kernel version 4.1.0-rc7-1. 

Below are the steps involved :

1. Make sure you retain multiple kernel configurations in /etc/zypp/zypp.conf which includes the oldest. 

2. Add kernel HEAD repository and perform distribution upgrade from kernel HEAD repository.

3. Reboot the system.

# tail -2 /etc/zypp/zypp.conf

multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)

multiversion.kernels = latest,latest-1,running,oldest

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# zypper addrepo -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/standard/ kernel-repo

Adding repository 'kernel-repo' ..................................................................................................................................[done]

Repository 'kernel-repo' successfully added

Enabled: Yes

Autorefresh: Yes

GPG check: Yes

URI: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/standard/

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# zypper lr kernel-repo

Alias          : kernel-repo

Name           : kernel-repo

URI            : http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/HEAD/standard/

Enabled        : Yes

Priority       : 99

Auto-refresh   : On

Keep Packages  : Off

Type           : NONE

GPG Check      : On

GPG Key URI    :

Path Prefix    :

Parent Service :

Repo Info Path : /etc/zypp/repos.d/kernel-repo.repo

MD Cache Path  : /var/cache/zypp/raw/kernel-repo

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# zypper dist-upgrade -r kernel-repo

Retrieving repository 'kernel-repo' metadata ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[\]

New repository or package signing key received:

  Repository:       kernel-repo

  Key Name:         Kernel OBS Project <Kernel@build.opensuse.org>

  Key Fingerprint:  4529410A B52F94C4 03BAB484 ECEEF210 03579C1D

  Key Created:      Wed Apr 22 17:55:51 2015

  Key Expires:      Fri Jun 30 17:55:51 2017

  Rpm Name:         gpg-pubkey-03579c1d-5537934f

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/? shows all options] (r): a

Retrieving repository 'kernel-repo' metadata .....................................................................................................................[done]

Building repository 'kernel-repo' cache ..........................................................................................................................[done]

Loading repository data...

Reading installed packages...

Computing distribution upgrade...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:

  kernel-desktop-4.1.rc7-1.1.gabe587d

1 new package to install.

Overall download size: 48.1 MiB. Already cached: 0 B  After the operation, additional 221.3 MiB will be used.

Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): y

Retrieving package kernel-desktop-4.1.rc7-1.1.gabe587d.x86_64                                                                      (1/1),  48.1 MiB (221.3 MiB unpacked)

Retrieving: kernel-desktop-4.1.rc7-1.1.gabe587d.x86_64.rpm .........................................................................................[done (365.2 KiB/s)]

Checking for file conflicts: .....................................................................................................................................[done]

(1/1) Installing: kernel-desktop-4.1.rc7-1.1.gabe587d ............................................................................................................[done]

Additional rpm output:

Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-4.1.0-rc7-1.gabe587d-desktop

Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log --force /boot/initrd-4.1.0-rc7-1.gabe587d-desktop 4.1.0-rc7-1.gabe587d-desktop

*** Including module: bash ***

*** Including module: warpclock ***

*** Including module: i18n ***

*** Including module: ifcfg ***

*** Including module: drm ***

*** Including module: plymouth ***

*** Including module: btrfs ***

*** Including module: kernel-modules ***

Omitting driver i2o_scsi

*** Including module: resume ***

*** Including module: rootfs-block ***

*** Including module: terminfo ***

*** Including module: udev-rules ***

Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules

Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules

*** Including module: systemd ***

*** Including module: usrmount ***

*** Including module: base ***

*** Including module: fs-lib ***

*** Including module: shutdown ***

*** Including module: suse ***

*** Including modules done ***

*** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware ***

*** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done ***

*** Resolving executable dependencies ***

*** Resolving executable dependencies done***

*** Hardlinking files ***

*** Hardlinking files done ***

*** Stripping files ***

*** Stripping files done ***

*** Generating early-microcode cpio image ***

*** Store current command line parameters ***

Stored kernel commandline:

 resume=UUID=963537e9-1bf1-49de-b90c-6227ade69572

root=UUID=940ff654-d7da-43f3-a4c6-ed18ecbb231f rootflags=rw,relatime,space_cache rootfstype=btrfs

*** Creating image file ***

*** Creating image file done ***

Update bootloader...

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- Finally, reboot is required and you would boot up in the latest Linux Kernel 4.1.

# uname -r

4.1.0-rc7-1.gabe587d-desktop

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