# Re: \[PATCH v8 2/3\] modpost: Produce extended MODVERSIONS information

- From: Matthew Maurer \<hidden\>
- Date: 2024-10-31 20:00:42 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2024/10/2808201
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2024/10/2806721/t.md

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> The question is, if only extended moversions are used, what new tooling
> requirements are there? Can you test using only extended modversions?
>
>   Luis

I'm not sure precisely what you're asking for. Do you want:
1. A kconfig that suppresses the emission of today's MODVERSIONS
format? This would be fairly easy to do, but I was leaving it enabled
for compatibility's sake, at least until extended modversions become
more common. This way existing `kmod` tools and kernels would continue
to be able to load new-style modules.
2. libkmod support for parsing the new format? I can do that fairly
easily too, but wanted the format actually decided on and accepted
before I started modifying things that read modversions.
3. Something else? Maybe I'm not understanding your comment?

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