[PATCH] RFC: remove "Linux 2.4" strings

[PATCH] RFC: remove "Linux 2.4" strings

[Randy.Dunlap]

This patch removes "Linux 2.4" printed strings from a few
drivers and net protocols.

Instead of changing them to "Linux 2.6", they should just
be deleted, I think.  Other suggestions?

--
~Randy


patch_name:	linux_24_string.patch
patch_version:	2003-08-15.09:24:48
author:		Randy.Dunlap <rddunlap@osdl.org>
description:	remove "Linux 2.4" and variants from printed messages
product:	Linux
product_versions: 260-815
diffstat:	=
 drivers/scsi/imm.h         |    2 +-
 drivers/scsi/ppa.h         |    2 +-
 drivers/usb/misc/brlvger.c |    2 +-
 net/netrom/af_netrom.c     |    2 +-
 net/rose/af_rose.c         |    2 +-
 5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


diff -Naurp ./drivers/scsi/imm.h~str24 ./drivers/scsi/imm.h
--- ./drivers/scsi/imm.h~str24	2003-08-15 08:28:12.000000000 -0700
+++ ./drivers/scsi/imm.h	2003-08-15 09:15:16.000000000 -0700
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _IMM_H
 #define _IMM_H
 
-#define   IMM_VERSION   "2.05 (for Linux 2.4.0)"
+#define   IMM_VERSION   "2.05"
 
 /* 
  * 10 Apr 1998 (Good Friday) - Received EN144302 by email from Iomega.
diff -Naurp ./drivers/scsi/ppa.h~str24 ./drivers/scsi/ppa.h
--- ./drivers/scsi/ppa.h~str24	2003-08-15 08:29:01.000000000 -0700
+++ ./drivers/scsi/ppa.h	2003-08-15 09:15:39.000000000 -0700
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _PPA_H
 #define _PPA_H
 
-#define   PPA_VERSION   "2.07 (for Linux 2.4.x)"
+#define   PPA_VERSION   "2.07"
 
 /* 
  * this driver has been hacked by Matteo Frigo (athena@theory.lcs.mit.edu)
diff -Naurp ./drivers/usb/misc/brlvger.c~str24 ./drivers/usb/misc/brlvger.c
--- ./drivers/usb/misc/brlvger.c~str24	2003-08-15 08:28:42.000000000 -0700
+++ ./drivers/usb/misc/brlvger.c	2003-08-15 09:08:01.000000000 -0700
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define DRIVER_AUTHOR \
 	"Stephane Dalton <sdalton@videotron.ca> " \
 	"and Stéphane Doyon <s.doyon@videotron.ca>"
-#define DRIVER_DESC "Tieman Voyager braille display USB driver for Linux 2.4"
+#define DRIVER_DESC "Tieman Voyager braille display USB driver for Linux"
 #define DRIVER_SHORTDESC "Voyager"
 
 #define BANNER \
diff -Naurp ./net/rose/af_rose.c~str24 ./net/rose/af_rose.c
--- ./net/rose/af_rose.c~str24	2003-08-15 08:28:41.000000000 -0700
+++ ./net/rose/af_rose.c	2003-08-15 09:04:19.000000000 -0700
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ static struct notifier_block rose_dev_no
 
 static struct net_device **dev_rose;
 
-static const char banner[] = KERN_INFO "F6FBB/G4KLX ROSE for Linux. Version 0.62 for AX25.037 Linux 2.4\n";
+static const char banner[] = KERN_INFO "F6FBB/G4KLX ROSE for Linux. Version 0.62 for AX25.037\n";
 
 static int __init rose_proto_init(void)
 {
diff -Naurp ./net/netrom/af_netrom.c~str24 ./net/netrom/af_netrom.c
--- ./net/netrom/af_netrom.c~str24	2003-08-15 08:28:41.000000000 -0700
+++ ./net/netrom/af_netrom.c	2003-08-15 09:06:51.000000000 -0700
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static struct notifier_block nr_dev_noti
 
 static struct net_device **dev_nr;
 
-static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "G4KLX NET/ROM for Linux. Version 0.7 for AX25.037 Linux 2.4\n";
+static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "G4KLX NET/ROM for Linux. Version 0.7 for AX25.037\n";
 
 static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 {

Re: [PATCH] RFC: remove "Linux 2.4" strings

[Mark McClelland]

Randy.Dunlap wrote:

>This patch removes "Linux 2.4" printed strings from a few
>drivers and net protocols.
>
>Instead of changing them to "Linux 2.6", they should just
>be deleted, I think.  Other suggestions?
>
These strings are sometimes useful to maintainers when handling bug 
reports. Vendors and users often replace drivers with out-of-tree 
versions to gain features that aren't included in the in-kernel version 
(because of licensing issues, etc...). I have had this happen with ov511 
a number of times, so I add the "for Linux 2.4" now.

-- 
Mark McClelland
mark@alpha.dyndns.org

Re: [PATCH] RFC: remove "Linux 2.4" strings

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:59:30 -0700 Mark McClelland <mark@alpha.dyndns.org> wrote:

| Randy.Dunlap wrote:
| 
| >This patch removes "Linux 2.4" printed strings from a few
| >drivers and net protocols.
| >
| >Instead of changing them to "Linux 2.6", they should just
| >be deleted, I think.  Other suggestions?
| >
| These strings are sometimes useful to maintainers when handling bug 
| reports. Vendors and users often replace drivers with out-of-tree 
| versions to gain features that aren't included in the in-kernel version 
| (because of licensing issues, etc...). I have had this happen with ov511 
| a number of times, so I add the "for Linux 2.4" now.

OK, I won't push them.
Just seems odd to see drivers "for Linux 2.4" in the 2.6 tree.

Thanks for your RFC reply.

--
~Randy