Return-path: Received: from mail.atheros.com ([12.19.149.2]:33853 "EHLO mail.atheros.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750952Ab0JMSlO (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:41:14 -0400 From: Kevin Hayes To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: Luis Rodriguez , Marcel Holtmann , Henry Ptasinski , Suraj Sumangala , David Woodhouse , linux-bluetooth , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , linux-wireless Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:41:12 -0700 Subject: RE: Firmware versioning best practices: ath3k-2.fw rename or replace ath3k-1.fw ? 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