+# Build the kernel release string
+# The KERNELRELEASE is stored in a file named .kernelrelease
+# to be used when executing for example make install or make modules_install
+#
+# Take the contents of any files called localversion* and the config
+# variable CONFIG_LOCALVERSION and append them to KERNELRELEASE.
+# LOCALVERSION from the command line override all of this
+
+nullstring :=
+space := $(nullstring) # end of line
+
+___localver = $(objtree)/localversion* $(srctree)/localversion*
+__localver = $(sort $(wildcard $(___localver)))
+# skip backup files (containing '~')
+_localver = $(foreach f, $(__localver), $(if $(findstring ~, $(f)),,$(f)))
+
+localver = $(subst $(space),, \
+ $(shell cat /dev/null $(_localver)) \
+ $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION)))
+
+# If CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is set scripts/setlocalversion is called
+# and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
+# The appended tag is determinded by the SCM used.
+#
+# Currently, only git is supported.
+# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
+# checks as needed.
+ifdef CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
+ _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+ $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+ localver-auto = $(LOCALVERSION)$(_localver-auto)
+endif
+
+localver-full = $(localver)$(localver-auto)
+
+# Store (new) KERNELRELASE string in .kernelrelease
+kernelrelease = $(KERNELVERSION)$(localver-full)
+.kernelrelease: FORCE
+ $(Q)rm -f $@
+ $(Q)echo $(kernelrelease) > $@
+
+