Re: [PATCH 1/2] cciss: version update, new hw

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:31:26 -0500
"Mike Miller (OS Dev)" <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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