Re: [PATCH 4/7] setlocalversion: use only the correct release tag for git-describe

[Masahiro Yamada]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 11:14 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently, setlocalversion uses any annotated tag for git-describe.
> If we are at a tagged commit, it will not append the commit hash.
>
>   $ git checkout v6.2-rc1^
>   $ make -s defconfig prepare
>   $ make kernelrelease
>   6.1.0-14595-g292a089d78d3
>   $ git tag -a foo -m foo
>   $ make kernelrelease
>   6.1.0
>
> If a local tag 'foo' exists, it pretends to be a released version
> '6.1.0', while there are many commits on top of it.
>
> The output should be consistent irrespective of such a local tag.
> Pass the correct release tag to --match option of git-describe.
>
> In the mainline kernel, the SUBLEVEL is always '0' but it is omitted
> from the tag.
>
>   version         tag
>   6.1.0      ->   v6.1        (mainline)
>   6.2.0-rc5  ->   v6.2-rc5    (mainline, release candidate)
>   6.1.7      ->   v6.1.7      (stable)
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>


I will drop this patch,
and send an alternative one.









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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada