linux-kernel - [PATCH] usb-storage: do not rebuild when kernel version changes

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Date:	Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:09:41 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	usb-storage@...ts.one-eyed-alien.net, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] usb-storage: do not rebuild when kernel version changes

Replacing use of UTS_RELEASE with utsname()->release
avoids that the usb-storage driver is recompiled each
time the kernel version changes.

Compile tested only.

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
---
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
index 7e7ec29..8e898e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/utsrelease.h>
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
 
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int get_device_info(struct us_data *us, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 				idesc->bInterfaceSubClass,
 				idesc->bInterfaceProtocol,
 				msgs[msg],
-				UTS_RELEASE);
+				utsname()->release);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
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