Re: Kernel version numbers after 4.9.255 and 4.4.255

On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 05:59:42AM +0000, Jari Ruusu wrote:

Greg, I hope that your linux kernel release scripts are implemented in a way that understands that PATCHLEVEL= and SUBLEVEL= numbers in top-level linux Makefile are encoded as 8-bit numbers for LINUX_VERSION_CODE and KERNEL_VERSION() macros, and must stay in range 0...255. These 8-bit limits are hardcoded in both kernel source and userspace ABI.

After 4.9.255 and 4.4.255, your scripts should be incrementing a number in EXTRAVERSION= in top-level linux Makefile.

Should already be fixed in linux-next, right?

thanks,

greg k-h