From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE1F8C33CB6 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:13:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8F7E2071E for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:13:59 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1579709639; bh=DQc/yT+88JWQ9VkGp2MIgDL8r3UV+tXsPz9FyrTJsqA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:List-ID:From; b=nen2PS3w+uFUrcodkN4ZCqPrSfNcb6GW0XqYTbTLai5VU6oqZOBq9Bcw1j3g9aqXn Lw7+DS6s/vPZ4lDl2Jj8j2mRZwCBKQP57V9QPcsrzQ6uTwL+pGR4nR5LrRd1Pn9FBo aoMlndPC0DQMxVIZ6gNfe5L4J3xk4vck049Z0AfY= Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728668AbgAVQN7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:13:59 -0500 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:47622 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726167AbgAVQN6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:13:58 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [213.57.247.131]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4BC8B2071E; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:13:57 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1579709638; bh=DQc/yT+88JWQ9VkGp2MIgDL8r3UV+tXsPz9FyrTJsqA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=K7w++ptTjM+5gXZKH0cd5Pib9TYXkx6jWruW3flcU7HClnPKF1zP81103ksHEICN5 aA32rE8qNIamPSwo+3ANAuhXUVMfrcBbUk03QFPSUEIHZtABXYZds1ZTUMadSg5qRl sm881rp7QyJdjCbmMkwDU1CJ8D3PVK/kMCOPBMHw= Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:13:53 +0200 From: Leon Romanovsky To: Michal Kalderon Cc: ariel.elior@marvell.com, davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 14/14] qed: bump driver version Message-ID: <20200122161353.GG7018@unreal> References: <20200122152627.14903-1-michal.kalderon@marvell.com> <20200122152627.14903-15-michal.kalderon@marvell.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20200122152627.14903-15-michal.kalderon@marvell.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 05:26:27PM +0200, Michal Kalderon wrote: > The FW brings along a large set of fixes and features which will be added > at a later phase. This is an adaquete point to bump the driver version. > > Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior > Signed-off-by: Michal Kalderon > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > We discussed this a lot, those driver version bumps are stupid and have nothing close to the reality. Distro kernels are based on some kernel version with extra patches on top, in RedHat world this "extra" is a lot. For them your driver version say nothing. For users who run vanilla kernel, those versions are not relevant too, because running such kernels requires knowledge and understanding. You definitely should stop this enterprise cargo cult of "releasing software" by updating versions in non-controlled by you distribution chain. Thanks