netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/core: Replace driver version to be kernel version

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Message-ID: <20200127062108.082c9e5e@cakuba>
Date:   Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:21:08 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michal Kalderon <michal.kalderon@...vell.com>,
        linux-netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        RDMA mailing list <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/core: Replace driver version to be kernel
 version

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:45:34 +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > The thing is that we don't consider in-kernel API as stable one, so
> > addition of new field which is not in use in upstream looks sketchy to
> > me, but I have an idea how to solve it.  
> 
> Actually, it looks like my idea is Jakub's and Michal's idea. I will use
> this opportunity and remove MODULE_VERSION() too.

If you do please make sure DKMS works. I remember it was looking at
that value.