From: Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@protonmail.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"stable@vger.kernel.org" <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Kernel version numbers after 4.9.255 and 4.4.255
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:59:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7pR0YCctzN9phpuEChlL7_SS6auHOM80bZBcGBTZPuMkc6XjKw7HUXf9vZUPi-IaV2gTtsRVXgywQbja8xpzjGRDGWJsVYSGQN5sNuX1yaQ=@protonmail.com> (raw)
Greg,
I hope that your linux kernel release scripts are
implemented in a way that understands that PATCHLEVEL= and
SUBLEVEL= numbers in top-level linux Makefile are encoded
as 8-bit numbers for LINUX_VERSION_CODE and
KERNEL_VERSION() macros, and must stay in range 0...255.
These 8-bit limits are hardcoded in both kernel source and
userspace ABI.
After 4.9.255 and 4.4.255, your scripts should be
incrementing a number in EXTRAVERSION= in top-level
linux Makefile.
--
Jari Ruusu 4096R/8132F189 12D6 4C3A DCDA 0AA4 27BD ACDF F073 3C80 8132 F189
next reply other threads:[~2021-02-04 6:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-04 5:59 Jari Ruusu [this message]
2021-02-04 6:20 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-04 7:26 ` Jiri Slaby
2021-02-04 8:51 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-04 11:00 ` Jiri Slaby
2021-02-04 16:28 ` David Laight
2021-02-04 16:48 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-04 20:19 ` Christoph Biedl
2021-02-05 6:52 ` Greg KH
2021-02-05 17:31 ` Tony Battersby
2021-02-05 18:11 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2021-02-06 7:20 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-06 9:24 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2021-02-06 9:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-06 9:48 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2021-02-06 10:18 ` Hans Verkuil
2021-02-06 11:18 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2021-02-06 7:22 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-05 9:06 ` Pavel Machek
2021-02-05 9:33 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-05 18:44 ` Pavel Machek
2021-02-06 7:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
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