Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: simplify access to the kernel's version

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Feb 12 2021 - 11:39:54 EST


On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 11:29:24AM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Instead of storing the version in a single integer and having various
> kernel (and userspace) code how it's constructed, export individual
> (major, patchlevel, sublevel) components and simplify kernel code that
> uses it.
>
> This should also make it easier on userspace.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>