Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:30:37 +0200 | From | Gabor Gombas <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call |
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On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 12:23:54PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> "fixed"? Why is sysctl being removed in the middle of a stable kernel > series?!?
IMHO the stable series is 2.6.x.y nowadays. 2.6.z (without a fourth number) is more or less what used to be 2.<odd> previously.
> I thought the new golden rule was "don't break userspace"?
AFAIK nothing is broken, but the messages are annoying. Especially since 99.9% of the time they're caused not by the applications but by glibc. So the message should be heavily rate limited at least, if that's not already done.
Gabor
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