Re: [patch 37/37] sky2: version 1.6.1

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> > > 
> > > ------------------
> > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > Since this code incorporates some of the fixes from 2.6.18, change
> > > the version number.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Not sure, one of 'stable' criteria is 'fixes bad bug'. What bug does
> > this fix?
> 
> The previous 5 patches changed this driver, so changing the version
> number of it is acceptable to me.

Well... I agree that version change is understandable, but it will be
also surprising for the users, and stable rules were quite strict with
"must fix obvious bug"...
								Pavel
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