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Date:   Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:28:48 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:41:11 +0200 Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> However, I guess I will still fill MODULE_VERSION() with a custom 
> string. This may also be useful when building the module out-of-tree.

Please use the kernel versions for versioning the out of tree code.
Whenever a new release is cut upstream you bump the number
appropriately in oot, and adjust whatever compat code needs adjusting.