Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: Don't use UTS_RELEASE directly

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 06:39:53PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 06:56:15PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 04:45:53PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> > > UTS_RELEASE evaluates to a static string and changes quite easily (e.g.
> > > uncommitted changes in the source tree or new commits). So when checking
> > > if a patch introduces changes to the resulting binary each usage of
> > > UTS_RELEASE is source of annoyance.
> > > 
> > > Instead of using UTS_RELEASE directly use init_utsname()->release which
> > > evaluates to the same string but with that a change of UTS_RELEASE
> > > doesn't affect msm_disp_snapshot_util.o or msm_gpu.o.
> > 
> > Would you like to submit similar changes against driver/auxdisplay?
> 
> These didn't pollute my build results so far, so my pressure is small.
> (Two of the three are not relevant for an allmodconfig build and the
> third depends on PLAT_VERSATILE which isn't in my build matrix.)
> 
> I assume you ask because if I say no you'd address that? In that case
> please go on.

Okay, noted.
Thanks for bringing in the way how to solve it!

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko