Return-path: Received: from mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com ([67.231.156.173]:60305 "EHLO mx0b-0016f401.pphosted.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752440AbaATUZk convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:25:40 -0500 From: Bing Zhao To: "quozl@laptop.org" CC: Ben Hutchings , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org" , Frank Huang Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:25:12 -0800 Subject: RE: linux-firmware: pull-request Marvell mwifiex-firmware 2014-01-09 Message-ID: <477F20668A386D41ADCC57781B1F70430F53691FC5@SC-VEXCH1.marvell.com> (sfid-20140120_212556_044708_03E3FA97) References: <1389325691-21371-1-git-send-email-bzhao@marvell.com> <1390174797.3651.7.camel@deadeye.wl.decadent.org.uk> <477F20668A386D41ADCC57781B1F70430F53691E15@SC-VEXCH1.marvell.com> <20140120022223.GI17658@us.netrek.org> In-Reply-To: <20140120022223.GI17658@us.netrek.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi James, > On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 06:10:03PM -0800, Bing Zhao wrote: > > The 2nd (69 or 68) and 3rd (11 or 29) numbers in the version string > > do not necessarily mean the version increasing or decreasing. Only > > when first 3 numbers are fixed, a smaller 4th number will mean that > > the version is rolling backward. > > Ah, light dawns. I've been dealing with these version numbers for > years now, for 8388, 8686 and 8787, and I didn't know that. Is this > documented anywhere else? Have the 2nd and 3rd numbers any meaning or > are they random? They're not random. They represent firmware branch and features built in. Thanks, Bing