Re: ieee80211 updates

On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 01:41:14AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:

Michael Wu wrote:

quoted

If it has a version, then only the maintainer can submit patches - 

False.  Presence of an optional label in source code files does not 
change the fundamental rules of open source, or the processes 
surrounding patch merging in the Linux kernel.  Anybody who feels the 
version number should be changed is welcome to submit a patch.  And a 
reviewer along the line is welcome to reject such a patch, if they think 
it is unwarranted.

quoted

otherwise the
version is useless for identifying what code you're running. (unless other

False.  We have plenty of examples of slower-moving drivers where 
community consensus often dictates a version number change.

This is also the reason for the 'srcversion' field available in
modinfo.  This is a CRC across the source code for a given module (not
counting #include<*>, but counting #include "*").  The version field
may not change, but if anything really cares about a particular source
code copy, and that it hasn't been patched, but the version field not
updated, they can see that.

Thanks to Rusty for implementing this.

Thanks,
Matt

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