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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Cc: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@metux.net>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] net: bluetooth: remove unneeded MODULE_VERSION() usage
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:42:16 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200105104216.GA1679409@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <22BD3D36-DE54-4062-B3A1-15D9E0E256A8@holtmann.org>

On Sun, Jan 05, 2020 at 10:34:56AM +0100, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Enrico,
> 
> > Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
> > making sense is the kernel version.
> 
> I prefer to keep the MODULE_VERSION info since it provides this
> information via modinfo.

Sure, but it's really pointless :)

> Unless there is a kernel wide consent to remove MODULE_VERSION
> altogether, the Bluetooth subsystem is keeping it.

I've deleted them from lots of drivers/subsystems already as they do not
make any sense when you think about vendor kernels, stable kernels, and
upstream kernel versions.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2020-01-05 10:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-01-04 19:51 [PATCH 1/8] net: 8021q: remove unneeded MODULE_VERSION() usage Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 2/8] net: 8021q: use netdev_info()/netdev_warn() Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 20:06   ` Florian Fainelli
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 3/8] net: batman-adv: remove unneeded MODULE_VERSION() usage Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 19:59   ` Sven Eckelmann
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 4/8] net: ipv4: use netdev_info()/netdev_warn() Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 19:55   ` Sven Eckelmann
2020-01-04 19:56   ` Fabio Estevam
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 5/8] net: bluetooth: remove unneeded MODULE_VERSION() usage Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-05  9:34   ` Marcel Holtmann
2020-01-05 10:42     ` Greg KH [this message]
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 6/8] net: bridge: " Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 7/8] net: vmw_vsock: " Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-04 19:51 ` [PATCH 8/8] net: tipc: " Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-05  2:40 ` [PATCH 1/8] net: 8021q: " kbuild test robot
2020-01-05  5:56 ` kbuild test robot

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