[openib-general] [ANNOUNCE][PATCH] Backport patch for 2.6.9 kernel

[Grant Grundler]

On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 05:23:25PM -0700, Bob Woodruff wrote:
> Might want to have something like, 
> 
> diff-2.6.9-01-openib_drivers-SVNxxx
> diff-2.6.9-02-openib_fixup-SVNxxx
> diff-2.6.9-03-ib_kernel_changes
> 
> where xxx is the SVN version
> 
> so that we can have fixups that match a specific SVN version.

Sure, that's a good idea.

And it reminds me that we still have no clue which version
of SVN someone's IB kernel driver is based on. Supporting
this is going to be painful unless this is dealt with.
Anyone have a clue how to get SVN or "make" to embed
the version number in any resulting .o ?

It's bad enough when distro's patch drivers without updating
the rev number. But not having a reliable rev number to start
with is even worse.

thanks,
grant