Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:23:02 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Add kernel<->userspace ABI stability documentation |
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On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:39:29PM +0300, Nikita Danilov wrote: > Greg KH writes: > > [...] > > > + > > + stable/ > > + This directory documents the interfaces that have determined to > > + be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces > > + with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will > > + be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most simple interfaces > > + (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be > > + available. > > What about separating "stable" ("guaranteed for at least 2 years") and > "standard" (core unix interface is not going to change ever)?
Why? Would that mean that the POSIX-like syscalls would only be in "standard"? What else would you think would be in that category?
thanks,
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