Merge commit 'v2.6.29-rc8' into cpus4096

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c40d83aedebe..46c04c546ee2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 29
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -905,12 +905,18 @@ localver = $(subst $(space),, $(string) \
 # and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
 # The appended tag is determined by the SCM used.
 #
-# Currently, only git is supported.
-# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
-# checks as needed.
+# .scmversion is used when generating rpm packages so we do not loose
+# the version information from the SCM when we do the build of the kernel
+# from the copied source
 ifdef CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
-        _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
-                          $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard .scmversion),)
+        _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+                         $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+else
+        _localver-auto = $(shell cat .scmversion 2> /dev/null)
+endif
+
         localver-auto  = $(LOCALVERSION)$(_localver-auto)
 endif
 
@@ -1538,7 +1544,7 @@ quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD  $(KERNELRELEASE)
       cmd_depmod = \
         if [ -r System.map -a -x $(DEPMOD) ]; then                              \
                 $(DEPMOD) -ae -F System.map                                     \
-                $(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) -r)   \
+                $(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) )     \
                 $(KERNELRELEASE);                                               \
         fi