Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:31:40 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] cciss: version update, new hw |
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:31:26 -0500 "Mike Miller (OS Dev)" <mikem@beardog.cca.cpqcorp.net> wrote:
> This patch adds support for new hardware and bumps the version to 3.6.10. It > seems there were several changes introduced including soft_irq. I decided > to bump the major number to reflect these changes. Since we're still > supporting older vendor kernels I need some way differenciate between kernel > versions <=2.6.10 and newer kernels >=2.6.16. > I hate to send this in -rc6 but it seems like 2.6.18 is having a tough time > getting out the gate. Please consider this for inclusion.
Adding a new device ID is a bit of a no-brainer - in fact bumping the version number seems more risky than adding a device ID.
I'd be OK with a 2.6.18 merge, and shall send it into Linus unless Jens nacks it, or gets there first.
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