On 11-01-26 02:16 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > >>>> The check should be against concrete version (0x10000 in this case). > > Stepping back: what does the version mean? > > 0x10000 == 1.0 ? > 0x10001 == 1.1 ? > > Can I expect the interface stay backward compatible if only the minor revision > changes, i.e. makes it sense to accept 1.x? > > Will the major revision ever change? Does it make sense to check the version > at > all?
As already established earlier in this thread, by Linus Torvalds as well as by myself, NO! That whole "version" concept is broken and inappropriate. Userspace should simply ignore it completely. Cheers -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
