linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Add kernel parameter for kernel version

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Date:	Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:41:43 -0700
From:	eric ernst <eric.ernst@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>
CC:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	mark.gross@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Add kernel parameter for kernel version


On 14-05-27 01:06 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 05/27/2014 12:48 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM,  <eric.ernst@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>> From: Eric Ernst <eric.ernst@...ux.intel.com>
>>>
>>> Create a kernel cmdline parameter, "version_addendum", which can be
>>> used to add text to the kernel version that is reported from
>>> /proc/version.
>> Why?
>>
>> What is the intended purpose of this and why would someone want to use it?
> and if the patch were to continue to live, it needs a Documentation addition
> to kernel-parameters.txt.
>
Randy - ACK.

Josh - we have a need to keep a single product binary (kernel) across 
multiple android devices.  A subset of these platforms are looking for 
extra versioning information appended to it, accessible via 
/proc/version.  Rather than build multiple otherwise identical kernels 
with only this extended versioning as differentiation, we are looking to 
make this a command line parameter.  Understandable if there isn't 
enough value-add for the community in this patch, but I figured I'd give 
the patch a shot, as we need this functionality locally.  Thanks.
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