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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] Add kernel parameter for kernel version

On 14-05-27 01:06 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 05/27/2014 12:48 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM, <eric.ernst@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>> From: Eric Ernst <eric.ernst@linux.intel.com>
>>>
>>> Create a kernel cmdline parameter, "version_addendum", which can be
>>> used to add text to the kernel version that is reported from
>>> /proc/version.
>> Why?
>>
>> What is the intended purpose of this and why would someone want to use it?
> and if the patch were to continue to live, it needs a Documentation addition
> to kernel-parameters.txt.
>
Randy - ACK.

Josh - we have a need to keep a single product binary (kernel) across
multiple android devices. A subset of these platforms are looking for
extra versioning information appended to it, accessible via
/proc/version. Rather than build multiple otherwise identical kernels
with only this extended versioning as differentiation, we are looking to
make this a command line parameter. Understandable if there isn't
enough value-add for the community in this patch, but I figured I'd give
the patch a shot, as we need this functionality locally. Thanks.


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