linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 25/34] usb/ftdi-elan: Drop __TIME_

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Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:13:15 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tony Olech <tony.olech@...ndigitalsystems.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 25/34] usb/ftdi-elan: Drop __TIME__ usage

On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 10:50:10AM -0700, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 04:59:12PM +0200, Michal Marek wrote:
> > The kernel already prints its build timestamp during boot, no need to
> > repeat it in random drivers and produce different object files each
> > time.
> 
> What about drivers built as modules, which may be compiled at a different
> time than the rest of the kernel?

We don't care :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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