Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> Brian Gerst wrote:
> >
> > Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > My own pet peeve is ppl avoiding the KERNEL_VERSION() macro when doing
> > > LINUX_VERSION_CODE tests. Makes each test a bit more readable.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> >
> > The only logical reason to not use KERNEL_VERSION is if you want to
> > support 2.0.x (which should be deprecated, IMHO anyways).
>
> Most compat code I've seen defines KERNEL_VERSION if its absent, so
> IMNSHO one should always use K_V, even on 2.0.x :)
>
> > There are
> > also several different clones of KERNEL_VERSION sprinkled throughout the
> > kernel as well.
>
> There was a patch once which exorcised these... was it from you?
Yes, and it met with alot of static over such a cosmetic change,
consistency being irrelevant and all.
--Brian Gerst
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