[openib-general] version #defines for the kernel
Roland Dreier
rdreier at cisco.com
Thu Dec 7 14:44:59 PST 2006
> ...but is this the right thing to do? It's the "USER" in
> IB_USER_VERBS_ABI_VERSION that's making me nervous since this is kernel code.
No, this is utterly wrong -- the userspace verbs ABI has nothing to do
with the in-kernel API (which changes at any time with no notice).
> Actually a single OFED version #define would most probably suit my purposes -
> is that controversial?
It might be sensible for OFED to supply that, if it's going to
backport drivers to old kernels. But you should also cope with
non-OFED (vanilla upstream) drivers, probably by testing
LINUX_VERSION_CODE too I suppose.
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