Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:25:09 -0700 (PDT) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: Cosmetic JFFS patch. |
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Things like version strings etc sound useful, but the fact is that the > > only _real_ problem it has ever solved for anybody is when somebody thinks > > they install a new kernel, and forgets to run "lilo" or something. But > > even that information you really get from a simple "uname -a". > > > > Do we care that when you boot kernel-2.4.5 you get "net-3"? No. Do we care > > that we have quota version "dquot_6.4.0"? No. Do we want to get the > > version printed for every single driver we load? No. > > > > If people care about version printing, it (a) only makes sense for modules > > and (b) should therefore maybe be done by the module loader. And modules > > already have the MODULE_DESCRIPTION() thing, so they should NOT printk it > > on their own. modprobe can do it if it wants to. > > As Alan said, driver versions are incredibly useful. People use update > their drivers over top of kernel drivers all the time. Vendors do it > too. "Run dmesg and e-mail me the output" is 1000 times more simple for > end users.
Why not a generic way to query the drivers for version info from userspace?
Gerhard
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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