linux-kernel - Re: Version number policy!

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Date:	Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:52:19 +0300
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...rom.com>
To:	Eugene Krasnikov <k.eugene.e@...il.com>
Cc:	Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>,
	linux-bluetooth <linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org>,
	Adrian Chadd <adrian@...ebsd.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	ath9k_htc_fw <ath9k_htc_fw@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Version number policy!

Eugene Krasnikov <k.eugene.e@...il.com> writes:

> Good point regarding timestamp.
>
> When it comes to feature bitmap do you have an example of such a
> bitmap from carl9170? Why not to rely always on major version?

I'm with Christian here. In ath6kl we switched to firmware advertising
feature capabilities and I have never looked back, it's so much easier.
You don't need to do any mapping between firmware versions and features,
you just deal one feature at a time.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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