linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] GenWQE: Increase driver version number

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20140604155454.GA2866@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2014 08:54:54 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <klebers@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, haver@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] GenWQE: Increase driver version number

On Wed, Jun 04, 2014 at 10:57:53AM -0300, Kleber Sacilotto de Souza wrote:
> Increase genwqe driver version number.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <klebers@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/genwqe/genwqe_driver.h |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/genwqe_driver.h b/drivers/misc/genwqe/genwqe_driver.h
> index cd52631..a506e9a 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/genwqe_driver.h
> +++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/genwqe_driver.h
> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
>  #include <asm/byteorder.h>
>  #include <linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h>
>  
> -#define DRV_VERS_STRING		"2.0.15"
> +#define DRV_VERS_STRING		"2.0.21"

Why is this even needed?  Can't you go off of the kernel version number
now?  Who needs / wants this number?

thanks,

greg k-h
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/