linux-kernel - Re: Show module version sysfs file for built-in modules?

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:08:41 +0100
From:	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>
To:	devzero@....de
Cc:	Tomas Carnecky <tom@...ervice.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Show module version sysfs file for built-in modules?

On 7/29/09, devzero@....de <devzero@....de> wrote:
> what about this ?
>
> neoware:/sys/module/8139too # cat /sys/module/8139too/version
> 0.9.28
>
> neoware:/sys/module/8139too # modinfo 8139too |grep "^version:"
> version:        0.9.28
>
> the latter should work completely without consulting the kernel for that
> information.
>
> regards
> roland
>
>>List:       linux-kernel
>>Subject:    Show module version sysfs file for built-in modules?

modinfo clearly won't work for *built in* drivers.  Apparently
/sys/module/$MODULE/version doesn't work for built in modules either.
Hence this proposal.

Alan
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