Re: Complaint about recent LINUX_VERSION_CODEs

[Jeff Garzik]

Brian Gerst wrote:
> 
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > My own pet peeve is ppl avoiding the KERNEL_VERSION() macro when doing
> > LINUX_VERSION_CODE tests.  Makes each test a bit more readable.
> >
> >         Jeff
> 
> The only logical reason to not use KERNEL_VERSION is if you want to
> support 2.0.x (which should be deprecated, IMHO anyways).

Most compat code I've seen defines KERNEL_VERSION if its absent, so
IMNSHO one should always use K_V, even on 2.0.x :)

> There are
> also several different clones of KERNEL_VERSION sprinkled throughout the
> kernel as well.

There was a patch once which exorcised these... was it from you?

	Jeff

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