"Albert D. Cahalan" wrote:
>
> Keith Owens writes:
> > "Garst R. Reese" <reese@isn.net> wrote:
>
> >> Would it possible to put a header on System.map indicating the kernel
> >> version?
> >> Sometimes my little brain forgets what kernel System.old is for.
> >
> > It is on my list for kbuild 2.5, once I start on the new design for
>
> Nooooo!!!!!
>
> Don't break stuff by adding headers. There is already a version
> in the file. It's in decimal, which sucks, but this will find it:
>
> grep ' Version_' System.map
>
> Adding a random 128-bit ID might be nice, as long as it's done
> in the same sort of way and is available via /proc. Something
> like this would do: kern_128_id_UkZd1JLdOvAsALfFEL1UI
That grep does not distinguish extra versions.
Garst
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