EM MFC and 6.2 RELEASE

[David Yeske]

On 10/11/07, Jack Vogel <jfvogel at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/11/07, David Yeske <dyeske at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/11/07, Jack Vogel <jfvogel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have had a couple questions about using the driver that I just put
> > > into STABLE on 6.2 RELEASE.
> > >
> > > Right now it won't compile, this is because I put the MSI/X support
> > > in the clear, figuring 'well, this is STABLE so why should I #ifdef :)'.
> > >
> > > I should have known better, and of course the driver code that will
> > > be in the Intel-published form DOES have the stuff #ifdef EM_MSI,
> > > so it will compile on 6.2...
> > >
> > > I am considering a compromise but I don't know exactly how you
> > > do it, what I will do is put in a #if __FreeBSD_version around the
> > > couple of places that matter... so here is the question: what is
> > > the numeric way of designating RELEASE vs STABLE??
> > >
> > > I could also just do this as EM_MSI_SUPPORT and then define
> > > that in the Makefiles, but this seemed like the simplest way.
> > >
> > > If someone can tell me how to do it I will check that change in
> > > today...
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Jack
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> >
> > It looks like 6.2-R is
> >
> > #define __FreeBSD_version 602000
> >
> > and RELENG_6 as of today is
> >
> > #define __FreeBSD_version 602112
> >
>
> Thanks David, I just figured out how this works, to be the most
> precise I go to the date the MSI got MFC'd and then to the
> sys/param.h change closest to that, right?
>
> Learn something new every day :)
>
> Jack
>

Yes that sounds correct.