Re: [PATCH 12/34] isdn/diva: Drop __TIME__ usage

Sam Ravnborg
2011-04-05T20:28:05Z

On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 06:07:05PM +0200, Armin Schindler wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>> On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 17:10 +0200, Armin Schindler wrote:
>>> On Tue, 5 Apr 2011, Michal Marek wrote:
>>>> The kernel already prints its build timestamp during boot, no need to
>>>> repeat it in random drivers and produce different object files each
>>>> time.
>>>
>>> The module can be build separately from the kernel, therefore it can have
>>> an own build timestamp.
>> [...]
>>
>> If you want to distribute an out-of-tree version, that's your own
>> business. It shouldn't limit what is done with the in-tree version.
>> Perhaps we could make modpost add a build timestamp to OOT modules,
>> though.
>
> I know out-of-tree stuff doesn't matter here. But I'm thinking
> about just doing 'make modules'.

If we needs this somehow a generic solution is required.
Ad hoc solutions in some modules is not the way to go.

Sam