RE: [PATCH 06/16] aacraid: Added sysfs for driver version

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> From: Johannes Thumshirn [mailto:jthumshirn@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:33 AM
> To: Raghava Aditya Renukunta
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/16] aacraid: Added sysfs for driver version
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> On 02/14/2017 09:44 PM, Raghava Aditya Renukunta wrote:
> > Added support to retrieve driver version from a new sysfs variable called
> > driver_version. It makes it easier for the user to figure out the driver
> > version that is currently running.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Raghava Aditya Renukunta
> <RaghavaAditya.Renukunta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: David Carroll <David.Carroll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
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> Can't this be retrieved via modinfo?

I agree , but it makes it easier to get the driver version when I am developing
and I don't know which driver version is currently loaded

In addition internally our test automation suites use this information as
opposed to modinfo to get the driver version running. 

Regards,
Raghava Aditya

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