Re: [PATCH 1/4] libibmad: Distinguish timed out from other errors

[Hal Rosenstock <hal-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>]

On 4/10/2011 12:44 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 12:00:05PM -0400, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
>>> If you are going to change the ABI like this then you have to bump the
>>> SONAME.
>>
>> Typically it's been the libibmad maintainer who's bumped the versions
>> when appropriate as a release is readied.
> 
> The version should be bumped in the same commit that makes the
> incompatible change so that people testing the library don't get
> messed up by it.

That's how it used to be done but with the previous maintainer version
bumps were left until release time.

I'll add this to an updated/reworked patch but I hope we'll avoid an
extra last minute/release version bump.

-- Hal

>>> Setting a flag would work.
>>
>> Not sure what you're referring to. Setting a flag where ?
> 
> Your idea to place a `new ABI` flag in mgmClass.

> Jason
> 

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