Subject: Re: LKM versioning
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
From: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/16/2003 09:40:10
Bill Studenmund wrote:
> Please at least keep the LKM version info format (the LKM version now)
> separate from what ever else is there. That way we can change it easily
> later if we choose to. Please also don't use the adding-constants-to-
> the-kernel-version-number scheme, as it won't scale.

Yes, I plan to use three version numbers in the check in DISPATCH(),
LKM_VERSION, __NetBSD_Version__ and 'environment' version, something along:

	if (lkm_checkver(LKM_VERSION, __NetBSD_Version__, LKM_ENV_VERSION()))
		return EPROGMISMATCH;

Jaromir
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