linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.36/2.6.37: broken compatibility with userspace input-utils ?

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Date:	Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:28:37 -0200
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
To:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.36/2.6.37: broken compatibility with userspace input-utils
 ?

Em 26-01-2011 17:16, Gerd Hoffmann escreveu:
>   Hi,
> 
>>>> The check should be against concrete version (0x10000 in this case).

Dmitry,

Ok, now I see what you're meaning. Yeah, an absolute version check like
what you've proposed is better than a relative version check.

> 
> Stepping back: what does the version mean?
> 
> 0x10000 == 1.0 ?
> 0x10001 == 1.1 ?
> 
> Can I expect the interface stay backward compatible if only the minor revision changes, i.e. makes it sense to accept 1.x?
> 
> Will the major revision ever change?  Does it make sense to check the version at all?

Gerd,

Dmitry will likely have a better answer for me, but I think you should
just remove the test. By principle, the interface should always be 
backward compatible (if it isn't, then we have a regression to fix). 
You may expect newer features on newer versions, so I understand 
that the version check is there to just allow userspace to enable 
new code for newer evdev protocol revisions.

Thanks,
Mauro
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