linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Show version information for built-in modules in sysfs

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:03:39 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...are.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Show version information for built-in modules in sysfs

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 05:02:40PM -0800, Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:30:19 am Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Currently only drivers that are built as modules have their versions
> > shown in /sys/module/<module_name>/version, but this information might
> > also be useful for built-in drivers as well. This especially important
> > for drivers that do not define any parameters - such drivers, if
> > built-in, are completely invisible from userspace.
> > 
> > This patch changes MODULE_VERSION() macro so that in case when we are
> > compiling built-in module, version information is stored in a separate
> > section. Kernel then uses this data to create 'version' sysfs attribute
> > in the same fashion it creates attributes for module parameters.
> >
 
...

> 
> __used and unused seems overkill, and confused.
> 
> Removed unused.
> 

Rusty,

What is the status of the patch? It woudl be nice if it coudl make it
into .38.

Thanks!

-- 
Dmitry

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