linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ide: use MODULE

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Date:	Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:40:20 +0100
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
CC:	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ide: use MODULE_VERSION()

Jon Masters wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-01-01 at 22:46 -0600, Matt Domsch wrote:
>> $ modinfo dell_rbu | grep version
>> version:        3.2
>> srcversion:     1D4815D7D6FBEE6612F3C18
> 
> Right. And I was referring to the is above (I forgot it's a CRC32 and
> not a SHA1). But my point is why not codify some "policy" here with
> respect to module versioning, rather than have the latter exist to
> workaround the case that module versions aren't bumped manually.

How about this version scheme:
driver version == Linux kernel version
-- 
Stefan Richter
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