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

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Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:50:10 -0700
From:	Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@...-eyed-alien.net>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	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 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?

Matt

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