[PATCH 0/2] kerneloops Ubuntu tag

[Stefan Bader]

Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> We have been discussing changing our version strings to help the kerneloops
> project to determine which distro is producing which kernels.  That has
> complex knock on effects for our build process and for out of tree drivers
> which rely on our abi model to track the current kernel.
> 
> Following this email are a couple of alternative approaches which I have
> been playing with.  The plan is to get something very obviously Ubuntu
> related into close proximity to the version strings without having to
> actually change them.  The first alters the build number field, the second
> modifies only the oops messages themselves.
> 
> Consider these springboards for discussion.
> 
> -apw
> 
> Andy Whitcroft (2):
>   UBUNTU: expose that this is an Ubuntu kernel in oops/panic messages
>   UBUNTU: expose that this is an Ubuntu kernel in oops/panic messages
> 
>  kernel/panic.c      |    7 ++++---
>  scripts/mkcompile_h |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> 

The version changing the release number looks compelling in regard of patch 
simplicity. Personylly I like the change to the message better since it only 
affects the strings printed on oops, which should have a smaller overall impact.

Stefan

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