Re: how to tell if the current kernel supports MODVERSIONS?

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On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 12:08 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> i'm sure there's a simple answer to this, but is there a way to tell
> if the currently running kernel supports MODVERSIONS?  i mean, besides
> trying to load a module?


why do you care at all?

Modversions doesn't really provide any value (it doesn't answer the
question "is this module ABI compatible with the kernel") other than
preventing accidentally using the wrong module/kernel version
combination....

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