From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Alan Stern <stern-nwvwT67g6+6dFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Matthew Dharm
<mdharm-usb-JGfshJpz5UybPZpvUQj5UqxOck334EZe@public.gmane.org>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>,
Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>,
USB Storage list
<usb-storage-ijkIwGHArpdIPJnuZ7Njw4oP9KaGy4wf@public.gmane.org>,
Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"David S. Miller"
<davem-xgOahHnHvIuGfricDzPwBeTW4wlIGRCZ@public.gmane.org>,
systemtap-R2MHTz/CkKAf7BdofF/totBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-cifs-client@lists.samba.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb-storage: don't call utsname()
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:09:57 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080521180957.GA17598@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0805211349480.3409-100000-IYeN2dnnYyZXsRXLowluHWD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 01:51:17PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> This patch (as1100) replaces the core-kernel function call to utsname()
> in usb-storage with the UTS_RELEASE macro. It's used only for warning
> about extra unusual_devs entries.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern-nwvwT67g6+6dFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz@public.gmane.org>
Why? With this change, if you change the version number, the file will
have to be rebuilt. Without the change, the file will not need to be
rebuilt, right?
I thought that was why this change was made a while ago, to prevent
things from having to be rebuilt that didn't need to be.
thanks,
greg k-h
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Cc: Matthew Dharm <mdharm-usb@one-eyed-alien.net>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>,
Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>,
USB Storage list <usb-storage@lists.one-eyed-alien.net>,
Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>,
systemtap@sources.redhat.com,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-cifs-client@lists.samba.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb-storage: don't call utsname()
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:09:57 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080521180957.GA17598@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0805211349480.3409-100000@iolanthe.rowland.org>
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 01:51:17PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> This patch (as1100) replaces the core-kernel function call to utsname()
> in usb-storage with the UTS_RELEASE macro. It's used only for warning
> about extra unusual_devs entries.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Why? With this change, if you change the version number, the file will
have to be rebuilt. Without the change, the file will not need to be
rebuilt, right?
I thought that was why this change was made a while ago, to prevent
things from having to be rebuilt that didn't need to be.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-21 18:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-05 18:29 [2.6 patch] unexport uts_sem Adrian Bunk
2008-05-20 17:16 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-05-20 17:27 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-05-20 18:38 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-05-21 12:37 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-05-21 14:48 ` Steve French (smfltc)
2008-05-21 17:51 ` [PATCH] usb-storage: don't call utsname() Alan Stern
2008-05-21 17:51 ` Alan Stern
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0805211349480.3409-100000-IYeN2dnnYyZXsRXLowluHWD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2008-05-21 18:09 ` Greg KH [this message]
2008-05-21 18:09 ` Greg KH
2008-05-21 18:19 ` Steve French (smfltc)
2008-05-21 18:19 ` Steve French (smfltc)
2008-05-21 18:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-05-21 18:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-05-21 19:35 ` Greg KH
2008-05-21 19:35 ` Greg KH
2008-05-21 21:01 ` Steve French (smfltc)
2008-05-21 21:01 ` Steve French (smfltc)
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