linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Drivers: hv: utils: Support TimeSync version 4.0 protocol samples.

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:38:16 +0200
From:   Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:     kys@...rosoft.com
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...uxdriverproject.org, apw@...onical.com,
        vkuznets@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        leann.ogasawara@...onical.com, alexng@...rosoft.com,
        Alex Ng <alexng@...sages.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Drivers: hv: utils: Support TimeSync version 4.0
 protocol samples.

On Thu, Sep 08, kys@...hange.microsoft.com wrote:

> -	default:
> +	case(VERSION_WIN10):
>  		util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
>  		sd_srv_version = SD_VERSION;
>  		ts_srv_version = TS_VERSION;
>  		hb_srv_version = HB_VERSION;
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		util_fw_version = UTIL_FW_VERSION;
> +		sd_srv_version = SD_VERSION;
> +		ts_srv_version = TS_VERSION_3;
> +		hb_srv_version = HB_VERSION;

Is this correct? An old kernel on a newer host would use the old
protocol. I assume that new host will also know about the old protocol?
Perhaps a better approach would be to list the known existing hosts and
use the new protocol for upcoming, unknown hosts via 'default:'.

Olaf

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