I am confused too ... 1.1.2-lk2 in 2.6.10 is roughly 1.1.4-2322 from the Adaptec Stream in heritage. 1.1.2-lk2 in 2.6.12 is roughly 1.1.4-2337. By roughly, there is stuff from 1.1.3 that is still missing due to 'priorities'. Each tiny individual patches to change the kernel.org driver to bring it into synchronization with the Adaptec Branch of the driver have never had an accompanying version change incorporated into them until recently. The lack of version movement is a direct result of the major steps we make here to keep the driver stable, and the resultant multitude of tiny out-of-order patches that are necessary to move those changes into the kernel.org tree. Only recently have the 'version' patches made it in. The driver is *now* 1.1.4 in 2.6.14-rc and is now starting to get the 1.1.5 patches pushed into the pipe. Once those have made it in (no timeframe), we will send a patch to push the version up to 1.1.5. These patches are mainly associated with the changes to move to the 'new comm' interface; a major performance improvement for this line of adapters. As for latest stable, 1.1.5-2409 is in the hands of Adaptec's technical support department. Older versions are kept around as they form certified combinations with specific hardware. The latest version, however, should always be good to go with *any* legacy hardware. We are at 1.1.5-2412 right now and supply the latest in my hands on demand. The driver as released from Adaptec is meant to be universal, and the latest will compile in anything from 2.4.2 to 2.6.14 through the power of Makefile and Source ifdef. The '2.6 purity cleansed' version of the driver is only a dozen patches ahead of the driver in 2.6.14-rc4. I still stand in awe of the sed script I use to cleans the sources of all the ifdefs ... Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn -----Original Message----- From: linux-scsi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:24 PM To: linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: aacraid version confusion I'm thoroughly confused about the versioning of the aacraid driver, and would very much appreciate it if someone could explain to me how it works. Firstly, I've found that the source for the aacraid driver differs vastly between kernels 2.6.8 and 2.6.13, yet both have the driver labeled as version "1.1.2-lk2". If the code changed, shouldn't the version label change? Secondly, I don't understand what the 1.1.5 line is. Where is the source code kept? Is it actively merged into the mainline kernel source? I found version 1.1.5-2326 on adaptec.com, seen talk of 1.1.5-2345 on this list, and found 1.1.5-2392 on dell.com. Thirdly, what is considered the latest "stable" version? Thanks in advance, Graham - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
