Re: Kernel module version from source/package without downloading?

[Helmut Wollmersdorfer <helmut.wollmersdorfer@fixpunkt.de>]

Am 03.07.2013 um 18:34 schrieb Darac Marjal:

> On Mon, Jul 01, 2013 at 04:05:13PM +0200, Helmut Wollmersdorfer wrote:

> > how can I find out the version number of a particular kernel module
> > without downloading, without installing, without booting, from

> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c 
> #n880
> That is, go to https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree 
>  and delve down to where your module source is. Look for  
> "MODULE_VERSION"

Thanks, this works in *most* cases.

But some modules do not have it as literal, e.g.

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/block/drbd


> > - the running kernel, or the loaded modules
>
> # modinfo uinput | grep '^version'
> version:        0.3

Thanks, forgot this magic command;-)

Helmut Wollmersdorfer