Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:08:18 +0200 | From | Olivier Galibert <> | Subject | Re: kill -9 <pid of X> |
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On Tue, Aug 18, 1998 at 10:11:05AM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote: > And finally, being in the kernel doesn't guarantee that version 4.1 will be > compatible with 3.5 either. The reason the kernel _looks_ stable as an > interface to outsiders is that the interface from kernel to userland is > negotiated by libc and system programs. Just look at the Changes file in > your nearest kernel source, and ask yourself why you have to run those > library and program versions... the flamewars about kernel interface > changes have been memorable.
The equivalent of the libc in the ggi proposal is the libggi. Kgi is only the minimal set a features necessary for a given card to ensure first stability then speed. Ggi is the user-level interface, provided by libggi, a mix-up of kernel accesses to kgi, direct card accesses and emulation where necessary. The actual user/kernel interface is defined on a case-by-case basis.
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