Re: [PATCH 4/4] drm/msm: bump UAPI version

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On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 4:02 PM Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
> index 6ebbd5010722..782cc33916d6 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
> @@ -36,9 +36,11 @@
>   * - 1.3.0 - adds GMEM_BASE + NR_RINGS params, SUBMITQUEUE_NEW +
>   *           SUBMITQUEUE_CLOSE ioctls, and MSM_INFO_IOVA flag for
>   *           MSM_GEM_INFO ioctl.
> + * - 1.4.0 - softpin, MSM_RELOC_BO_DUMP, and GEM_INFO support to set/get
> + *           GEM object's debug name
>   */
>  #define MSM_VERSION_MAJOR      1
> -#define MSM_VERSION_MINOR      3
> +#define MSM_VERSION_MINOR      4
>  #define MSM_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL 0
>

I don't know the background here, but generally speaking we don't have
version numbers for ioctls in kernel drivers. Instead, the old ioctls
need to remain functional, but you can add new ioctl commands
in addition.

Is there something that makes this driver special?

      Arnd
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