Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: Don't use UTS_RELEASE directly

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Tue Apr 28 2026 - 13:08:33 EST


On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 04:45:53PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> UTS_RELEASE evaluates to a static string and changes quite easily (e.g.
> uncommitted changes in the source tree or new commits). So when checking
> if a patch introduces changes to the resulting binary each usage of
> UTS_RELEASE is source of annoyance.
>
> Instead of using UTS_RELEASE directly use init_utsname()->release which
> evaluates to the same string but with that a change of UTS_RELEASE
> doesn't affect msm_disp_snapshot_util.o or msm_gpu.o.

Would you like to submit similar changes against driver/auxdisplay?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko