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

2014-06-02 Thread 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, wrote: From: Eric Ernst 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?

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

2014-05-27 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 05/27/2014 12:48 PM, Josh Boyer wrote: > On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM, wrote: >> From: Eric Ernst >> >> 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

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

2014-05-27 Thread Josh Boyer
On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 3:40 PM, wrote: > From: Eric Ernst > > 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? jo