netdev - Re: [oss-drivers] [PATCH net 5/5] nfp: populate MODULE

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Date:   Thu, 8 Feb 2018 13:35:25 +0100
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [oss-drivers] [PATCH net 5/5] nfp: populate MODULE_VERSION

On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 08:55:26PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> DKMS and similar out-of-tree module replacement services use
> module version to make sure the out-of-tree software is not
> older than the module shipped with the kernel.  We use the
> kernel version in ethtool -i output, put it into MODULE_VERSION
> as well.
> 
> Reported-by: Jan Gutter <jan.gutter@...ronome.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dirk van der Merwe <dirk.vandermerwe@...ronome.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>