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

[Josh Boyer]

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM,  <eric.ernst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Eric Ernst <eric.ernst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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?

josh
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