[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] abi: document reasons behind the three part versioning

[Thomas Monjalon]

05/05/2020 10:07, Ray Kinsella:
> On 04/05/2020 22:46, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > 23/04/2020 12:12, Ray Kinsella:
> >> Clarify the reasons behind the three part version numbering scheme.
> >> Documents the fixes made in f26c2b3.
> > 
> > Please add these lines:
> > Fixes: f26c2b39b271 ("build: fix soname info for 19.11 compatibility")
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> > 
> > 
> >> Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr at ashroe.eu>
> >> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> >> ---
> >> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
> >> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
> >> +   lengthening the stability period. Additional implementation detail can be
> >> +   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_05_abi_changes>`.
> > 
> > The three part version was done in 20.02.
> > I think you should update the 20.02 release notes instead of 20.05.
> > 
> 
> I agreed, 
> However I didn't think that was possible on a quarterly, after the release was formally complete.
> Wouldn't that involve either a respin or a .1 ?

Yes please respin a v2