Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: DVB Include files | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 26 Jun 2003 00:08:02 +0100 |
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On Mer, 2003-06-25 at 21:23, Jörn Engel wrote: > So you don't recompile, but you still changed the magic ioctl numbers > from 17 to 47 and from 18 to 48. Old binaries don't work any more, > even though the same semantics are still present. That is an > incompatible change in my book. > > Worse if there is a new semantic for 17 or 18, in that case the old > binaries may break randomly, depending on kernel version.
Sure but you keep old ones around once its stable. This is a completely pointless conversation to have before 2.6.0-test kernels. There isnt a stable in kernel dvb api yet because its not been shipped in a stable kernel.
(Although I'd note the api has been as stable if not more stable than some in kernel stuff 8))
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