On Mon, 2022-02-07 at 23:18 +0100, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: > > The LINUX_VERSION_CODE is fixed since 4.9.255, see here: > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=42efb098c75f9d4b95f7cf35d3d52e80cc2fde82 > > SUBLEVEL should still contains the minor kernel version number. > > We could extend the macros in backport/backport-include/linux/version.h > to check for SUBLEVEL manually if it overflows. > Right, but the thing is we don't have SUBLEVEL in the *C* code, only in the Makefile. However, stupid me? This is trivial: --- a/Makefile.kernel +++ b/Makefile.kernel @@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ obj-$(CPTCFG_WLAN) += drivers/net/wireless/ #obj-$(CPTCFG_USB_USBNET) += drivers/net/usb/ # #obj-$(CPTCFG_STAGING) += drivers/staging/ + +subdir-ccflags-y += -DCOMPAT_KERNEL_SUBLEVEL=$(SUBLEVEL) (whatever the name is) johannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe backports" in
