From: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
To: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: kernel versions on Linus bk tree
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 13:23:20 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9e473391050108102355c9a714@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
I just came across a problem with the way the kernel is being
versioned. The DRM driver needs an IFDEF for the four level page table
change depending on kernel version built against. I used this:
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < 0x02060a
The problem is that 2.6.10 was released on kernel.org without the four
level change. But Linus bk which also has version 2.6.10 has the
change. Is there some way around this problem?
One solution would be to bump the version in Linus bk to 2.6.11-rc1 on
the first check in after 2.6.10 is cut. The general case of this would
be to always bump the Linus bk version number immediately after
cutting the released version.
I've been bitten by this ambiguity before when kernels from Linus BK
have more code in them than the one from kernel.org and have the same
version number. Changing the timing of the version bump would lessen
this problem since kernels complied from Linus bk tend to have a short
life.
--
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@gmail.com
next reply other threads:[~2005-01-08 18:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-01-08 18:23 Jon Smirl [this message]
2005-01-08 18:54 ` kernel versions on Linus bk tree Vincent Hanquez
2005-01-08 19:00 ` Vincent Hanquez
2005-01-09 3:44 ` Horst von Brand
2005-01-10 22:26 ` Pavel Machek
2005-01-10 23:55 ` Ryan Anderson
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