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charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 91e7f6ac-f6da-446c-5166-08d79f59a549 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 22 Jan 2020 16:39:26.8646 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 70e1fb47-1155-421d-87fc-2e58f638b6e0 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-mailboxtype: HOSTED X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-userprincipalname: 9B+C1EXNzQwCoyMshuiXiP3BaZFYKNBYGkAFUnkqCYP9cAx9C+HAY2dmqNVjfNmW4iB43Bzd9UbFVcjmoxdUKg== X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: MN2PR18MB3214 X-OriginatorOrg: marvell.com X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:6.0.138,18.0.572 definitions=2020-01-17_05:2020-01-16,2020-01-17 signatures=0 Sender: linux-rdma-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org > From: Leon Romanovsky > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:14 PM >=20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 05:26:27PM +0200, Michal Kalderon wrote: > > The FW brings along a large set of fixes and features which will be > > added at a later phase. This is an adaquete point to bump the driver > version. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior > > Signed-off-by: Michal Kalderon > > --- > > drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > >=20 > We discussed this a lot, those driver version bumps are stupid and have > nothing close to the reality. Distro kernels are based on some kernel ver= sion > with extra patches on top, in RedHat world this "extra" > is a lot. For them your driver version say nothing. For users who run van= illa > kernel, those versions are not relevant too, because running such kernels > requires knowledge and understanding. >=20 > You definitely should stop this enterprise cargo cult of "releasing softw= are" > by updating versions in non-controlled by you distribution chain. >=20 > Thanks Due to past discussions on this topic, qedr driver version was not added an= d not bumped. However, customers are used to seeing a driver version for qed/qede=20 We only bump major version changes (37 -> 42) and not the minor versions a= nymore.=20 This does give a high-level understanding of the driver supports, helps us = and the customers.=20