linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] Add kernel parameter for kernel version

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Date:	Thu, 5 Jun 2014 15:30:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	eric ernst <eric.ernst@...ux.intel.com>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, rdunlap@...radead.org,
	jwboyer@...oraproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] Add kernel parameter for kernel version

On Thu, 5 Jun 2014, eric ernst wrote:

> 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.

Unrecognized parameters on the kernel command line are disregarded, so 
your platforms should be able to parse /proc/cmdline for 
version_addendum=foo already.
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