linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Makefile: version.h macros KERNEL_EXTRAVERSION, LINUX_EXTRAVERSION

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Message-ID: <53A4016E.9040108@suse.cz>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:39:58 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
CC:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: version.h macros KERNEL_EXTRAVERSION, LINUX_EXTRAVERSION_CODE

Dne 19.6.2014 16:44, Kamal Mostafa napsal(a):
> Adds new macro KERNEL_EXTRAVERSION(a,b,c,d) and value
> LINUX_EXTRAVERSION_CODE to version.h, allowing ranged version checks of
> extended-stable versions that use a numeric EXTRAVERSION value.
> 
> The new KERNEL_EXTRAVERSION(a,b,c,d) works like KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c)...
> If EXTRAVERSION is set to ".{integer}" (the common extended-stable kernel
> version number scheme) then {integer} corresponds to KERNEL_EXTRAVERSION's
> fourth arg.  If EXTRAVERSION is blank or a non-".{integer}" string like
> "-rc5", that corresponds to a fourth parameter of 0.

Why don't you guys simply increment the third digit in the extended
stable tree and get support for KERNEL_VERSION() for free? You always
start after the respective stable branch has reached EOL, don't you?

Thanks,
Michal
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