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+/*
+ *  linux/init/version.c
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1992  Theodore Ts'o
+ *
+ *  May be freely distributed as part of Linux.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/compile.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/uts.h>
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#define version(a) Version_ ## a
+#define version_string(a) version(a)
+
+int version_string(LINUX_VERSION_CODE);
+
+struct new_utsname system_utsname = {
+	.sysname	= UTS_SYSNAME,
+	.nodename	= UTS_NODENAME,
+	.release	= UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version	= UTS_VERSION,
+	.machine	= UTS_MACHINE,
+	.domainname	= UTS_DOMAINNAME,
+};
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_utsname);
+
+const char linux_banner[] =
+	"Linux version " UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@"
+	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION "\n";