3 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index 9cd871ce5784..633a268d270d 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ clean-files := ../include/linux/compile.h
 
 # dependencies on generated files need to be listed explicitly
 
-$(obj)/main.o: include/linux/compile.h
 $(obj)/version.o: include/linux/compile.h
 
+# compile.h changes depending on hostname, generation number, etc,
+# so we regenerate it always.
+# mkcompile_h will make sure to only update the
+# actual file if its content has changed.
+
+include/linux/compile.h: FORCE
+        @echo '  CHK     $@'
+        $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h $@ \
+        "$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_SMP)" "$(CONFIG_PREEMPT)" "$(CC) $(CFLAGS)"
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index bc27d72bbb19..d908d3e03344 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
-#include <linux/utsrelease.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
-#include <linux/compile.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -482,12 +480,6 @@ void __init __attribute__((weak)) smp_setup_processor_id(void)
 {
 }
 
-static const char linux_banner[] =
-        "Linux version " UTS_RELEASE
-        " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@" LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ")"
-        " (" LINUX_COMPILER ")"
-        " " UTS_VERSION "\n";
-
 asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
         char * command_line;
diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index 9d96d36501ca..55abe76f4ec9 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ struct uts_namespace init_uts_ns = {
         },
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_uts_ns);
+
+/* FIXED STRING! Don't touch! */
+const char __init linux_banner[] =
+        "Linux version " UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@"
+        LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION "\n";
+
+const char linux_proc_banner[] =
+        "%s version %s"
+        " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@" LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ")"
+        " (" LINUX_COMPILER ") %s\n";