linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/34] isdn/diva: Drop __TIME_

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Message-ID: <4DDD68C3.7000004@suse.cz>
Date:	Wed, 25 May 2011 22:38:27 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Armin Schindler <armin@...ware.de>
Cc:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/34] isdn/diva: Drop __TIME__ usage

Dne 5.4.2011 17:10, Armin Schindler napsal(a):
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2011, 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.
> 
> The module can be build separately from the kernel, therefore it can have
> an own build timestamp.

So the module timestamp and kernel timestamp vary by a couple of
minutes. But is it really a problem? I don't think so. So is there an
objection against applying this patch?

thanks,
Michal
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