linux/fs
Linus Torvalds 8993780a6e Make SLES9 "get_kernel_version" work on the kernel binary again
As reported by Andy Whitcroft, at least the SLES9 initrd build process
depends on getting the kernel version from the kernel binary.  It does
that by simply trawling the binary and looking for the signature of the
"linux_banner" string (the string "Linux version " to be exact. Which
is really broken in itself, but whatever..)

That got broken when the string was changed to allow /proc/version to
change the UTS release information dynamically, and "get_kernel_version"
thus returned "%s" (see commit a2ee8649ba:
"[PATCH] Fix linux banner utsname information").

This just restores "linux_banner" as a static string, which should fix
the version finding.  And /proc/version simply uses a different string.

To avoid wasting even that miniscule amount of memory, the early boot
string should really be marked __initdata, but that just causes the same
bug in SLES9 to re-appear, since it will then find other occurrences of
"Linux version " first.

Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
Acked-by: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: Steve Fox <drfickle@us.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-12-11 11:34:11 -08:00
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9p [PATCH] 9p: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
adfs [PATCH] struct path: convert adfs 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
affs [PATCH] affs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
afs [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
autofs [PATCH] autofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
autofs4 [PATCH] autofs4: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
befs [PATCH] struct path: convert befs 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
bfs [PATCH] struct path: convert bfs 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
cifs [PATCH] io-accounting-read-accounting cifs fix 2006-12-10 09:55:41 -08:00
coda [PATCH] struct path: convert coda 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
configfs [PATCH] configfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
cramfs [PATCH] struct path: convert cramfs 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
debugfs [PATCH] debugfs: add header file 2006-11-25 13:28:33 -08:00
devpts
dlm Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/steve/gfs2-2.6-nmw 2006-12-07 09:13:20 -08:00
ecryptfs [PATCH] ecryptfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
efs [PATCH] struct path: convert efs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
exportfs
ext2 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext3 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext4 [PATCH] ext4: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
fat [PATCH] fat: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
freevxfs [PATCH] struct path: convert freevxfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
fuse [PATCH] struct path: convert fuse 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
gfs2 [PATCH] struct path: convert gfs2 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hfsplus [PATCH] struct path: convert hfsplus 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hostfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hostfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hpfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hpfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hppfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hppfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hugetlbfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hugetlbfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
isofs [PATCH] isofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
jbd [PATCH] user of the jiffies rounding code: JBD 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
jbd2 [PATCH] jbd2: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete 2006-12-07 08:39:42 -08:00
jffs [PATCH] struct path: convert jffs 2006-12-08 08:28:46 -08:00
jffs2 [PATCH] struct path: convert jffs2 2006-12-08 08:28:46 -08:00
jfs [PATCH] struct path: convert jfs 2006-12-08 08:28:46 -08:00
lockd [PATCH] struct path: convert lockd 2006-12-08 08:28:47 -08:00
minix [PATCH] struct path: convert minix 2006-12-08 08:28:47 -08:00
msdos
ncpfs [PATCH] struct path: convert ncpfs 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
nfs [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
nfs_common
nfsd [PATCH] nfsd: replace kmalloc+memset with kcalloc + simplify NULL check 2006-12-08 08:29:02 -08:00
nls [PATCH] fs: make nls_cp936.c handle some U00XY characters and U20AC correctly 2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
ntfs [PATCH] ntfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:42 -08:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] struct path: convert ocfs2 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
openpromfs [PATCH] struct path: convert openpromfs 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
partitions [MIPS] Rename SNI_RM200_PCI to just SNI_RM preparing for more RM machines 2006-12-09 01:03:58 +00:00
proc Make SLES9 "get_kernel_version" work on the kernel binary again 2006-12-11 11:34:11 -08:00
qnx4 [PATCH] struct path: convert qnx4 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
ramfs [PATCH] struct path: convert ramfs 2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
reiserfs [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
romfs [PATCH] struct path: convert romfs 2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
smbfs [PATCH] struct path: convert smbfs 2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
sysfs [PATCH] sysfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
sysv [PATCH] struct path: convert sysv 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
udf [PATCH] struct path: convert udf 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
ufs [PATCH] struct path: convert ufs 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
vfat
xfs [PATCH] dio: only call aio_complete() after returning -EIOCBQUEUED 2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
aio.c [PATCH] aio: remove ki_retried debugging member 2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
attr.c
bad_inode.c
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c [PATCH] add process_session() helper routine 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] add process_session() helper routine 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c
bio.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
buffer.c [PATCH] io-accounting: write-cancel accounting 2006-12-10 09:55:41 -08:00
char_dev.c
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
compat.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
dcache.c [PATCH] dcache: avoid RCU for never-hashed dentries 2006-12-07 08:39:41 -08:00
dcookies.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
direct-io.c [PATCH] dio: lock refcount operations 2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
dquot.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
drop_caches.c
eventpoll.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
exec.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fcntl.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fifo.c
file_table.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
file.c [PATCH] fdtable: Implement new pagesize-based fdtable allocator 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
filesystems.c
fs-writeback.c
generic_acl.c
inode.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
inotify_user.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
inotify.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
internal.h
ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
ioprio.c
Kconfig Fix typos in doc and comments 2006-11-30 05:32:19 +01:00
Kconfig.binfmt
libfs.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
locks.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_* 2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
mpage.c
namei.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
namespace.c [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
nfsctl.c
no-block.c
open.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
pipe.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
pnode.c [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
pnode.h [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
posix_acl.c
quota_v1.c
quota_v2.c
quota.c
read_write.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
read_write.h
readdir.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
select.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
splice.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
stack.c [PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_* 2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
stat.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
super.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
sync.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
utimes.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
xattr_acl.c
xattr.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00