>On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 05:23:25PM -0700, Bob Woodruff wrote:
>> Might want to have something like, 
>> 
>> diff-2.6.9-01-openib_drivers-SVNxxx
>> diff-2.6.9-02-openib_fixup-SVNxxx
>> diff-2.6.9-03-ib_kernel_changes
>> 
>> where xxx is the SVN version
>> 
>> so that we can have fixups that match a specific SVN version.

>Sure, that's a good idea.

>And it reminds me that we still have no clue which version
>of SVN someone's IB kernel driver is based on. Supporting
>this is going to be painful unless this is dealt with.
>Anyone have a clue how to get SVN or "make" to embed
>the version number in any resulting .o ?

>It's bad enough when distro's patch drivers without updating
>the rev number. But not having a reliable rev number to start
>with is even worse.

>thanks,
>grant

Ok, I will look at generating patches for the base drivers, the fixups, and
the kernel patches. I also think that it is a good idea to affix a SVN rev
or some other rev. number to a particular driver. Not sure of the best
way to do this. In the past I have used schemes where the rev number is
generated with a build number and date and put into a string in a version.h
file
that is built into the module. 

Not sure what is the best thing for this project. 

woody


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