linux-kernel - [PATCH] kbuild: add custom extraversion to Makefile

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Message-ID: <20260122214016.19719-1-krishgulati7@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:10:11 +0530
From: krishgulati7@...il.com
To: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kbuild: add custom extraversion to Makefile

From: Krish Gulati <krishgulati7@...il.com>

Update the EXTRAVERSION field in the top-level Makefile
to identify this custom kernel build.
This is a requirement for the Basic Kernel Skills
task of the LFX Mentorship application.

Signed-off-by: Krish Gulati <krishgulati7@...il.com>
---
 Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d208066bcbb6..32df45e55685 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -krish-mentorship-application-task2
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
-- 
2.52.0