linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] tools: hv: Return the full kernel version

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Message-ID: <20121013172843.GA11040@kroah.com>
Date:	Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:28:43 +0900
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] tools: hv: Return the full kernel version

On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 04:03:31PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 2:45 AM
> > To: KY Srinivasan
> > Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de;
> > apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] tools: hv: Return the full kernel version
> > 
> > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 04:40:10PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > Currently, we are returning the same string for both OSBuildNumber
> > > and OSVersion keys. Return the full uts string for the OSBuild
> > > key since Windows does not impose any restrictions on this.
> > 
> > You sent me 2 patches, both 1/1, that modify the same file.  Which one
> > comes first?  Please resend both properly, and also let me know if these
> > are things that should be going into 3.7 or can wait for 3.8.
> 
> Initially,  I sent them out in the order I wanted them
> applied. I will resend them as a patch set. They can wait for 3.8.

The "order" you send them isn't always the order they are received by
people, that is why you need to have the X/2 numbering scheme.

greg k-h
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