> > LT> Now, we already have one case where this broke, which is why we > probably > LT> should have a major version number too, which indicates that things > start > LT> from a clean slate. So the old 4.0.x DRM should be called version > 0.0, and > LT> the new 4.1 DRM should be called 1.0. > LT> > LT> And everybody should strive for never ever even having a 2.x > release. Add > LT> new functionality, but don't break old stuff. And realize that when > a > LT> completely new card comes out, you just start from 1.0 for that > card. You > LT> don't make a new DRM version for everybody else. They DO NOT CARE.
It's the fact that new cards are always coming out that is the saving grace. We'll put fancy new stuff into the drivers for new cards, but leave the old ones as they were. We didn't actually pick up too many changes to the kernel module over the life of a card even when we didn't care about backwards compatibility... Keith _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
