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

[eric ernst]

On 14-05-27 01:06 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 05/27/2014 12:48 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > 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?
> and if the patch were to continue to live, it needs a Documentation addition
> to kernel-parameters.txt.
Randy - ACK.

Josh - we have a need to keep a single product binary (kernel) across 
multiple android devices.  A subset of these platforms are looking for 
extra versioning information appended to it, accessible via 
/proc/version.  Rather than build multiple otherwise identical kernels 
with only this extended versioning as differentiation, we are looking to 
make this a command line parameter.  Understandable if there isn't 
enough value-add for the community in this patch, but I figured I'd give 
the patch a shot, as we need this functionality locally.  Thanks.
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