>> Discussion outcome regarding driver version bumps was not finished >> (here https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/954905/) >> David, could you suggest the best way to proceed on this? > > Having a channel for your driver that is outside of upstream and Linux > distribution packages creates lots of problems. > > When a user reports a problem with an upstream kernel, that verion > dictates which driver source was being used. There is not confusion > or ambiguity. > > For a distribution kernel, the distributor hashes out which driver > they published in their kernel package when evaluating a bug reported > to them. > > None of these two entities is ready to evaluate and handle properly > your custom scheme. > > So generally I frown against separate distribution schemes. It is > in the final analysis an inferior experience for the user because > you basically narrow all of their support channels for problems > down to you and you alone. The whole idea is to make it work the > opposite way. > > So in the upstream tree, really, the driver version is pretty useless.
Thank you for the comment, David. I'll pass over these concerns to my company management. BR, Igor
