Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 30 Dec 1996 21:23:08 -0500 | From | Christopher Horn <> | Subject | Re: about 2.1.18 and modules |
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Richard Henderson wrote: > > As many have you have already noticed, the modules subsystem > has been largely reworked in 2.1.18. This does mean a new > modutils distribution is needed, as the entire system call > interface changed so the 2.1.13 modutils will not even come > close to working. > > Unfortunately for me, the last time I showed the nascent > rewrite to Linus, and other interested parties, he liked it > so much he incorporated it all right then.
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So, out of curiosity, what improvements will the new subsystem offer over the older one?
Cheers, Chris
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