linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: simplify access to the kernel's version

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Date:   Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:37:02 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc:     masahiroy@...nel.org, michal.lkml@...kovi.net,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: simplify access to the kernel's version

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 11:29:24AM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Instead of storing the version in a single integer and having various
> kernel (and userspace) code how it's constructed, export individual
> (major, patchlevel, sublevel) components and simplify kernel code that
> uses it.
> 
> This should also make it easier on userspace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>