RE: linux-firmware: pull-request Marvell mwifiex-firmware 2014-01-09

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Hi James,

> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 06:10:03PM -0800, Bing Zhao wrote:
> > The 2nd (69 or 68) and 3rd (11 or 29) numbers in the version string
> > do not necessarily mean the version increasing or decreasing. Only
> > when first 3 numbers are fixed, a smaller 4th number will mean that
> > the version is rolling backward.
> 
> Ah, light dawns.  I've been dealing with these version numbers for
> years now, for 8388, 8686 and 8787, and I didn't know that.  Is this
> documented anywhere else?  Have the 2nd and 3rd numbers any meaning or
> are they random?

They're not random. They represent firmware branch and features built in.

Thanks,
Bing
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