Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on | Date | Thu, 4 Feb 1999 04:39:54 +0000 (GMT) |
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> Stepping back to the bigger picture, the point I hope is clear. We need > to be much more careful during the 2.2 series to minimize interface > changes as much as possible. This includes device driver authors, who
Yep. Right now 2.2.0 and 2.2.1 appear to be compatible. 2.2.2pre1 likewise. 2.2.1ac* isnt for stuff that directly hits current->file things (unusual) but the other thing big file arrays needed that affects struct file is already in linus tree (32 bit use counts - since you can open a file 100,000 times now)
> These sorts of things are important. Everyone in the Linux community > --- glibc developers, kernel developer, Linux distribution maintainers, > application developers --- needs to do their part; it's not just someone > else's problem.
Yes. We also have to find the right boundary between never changing (the MSDOS stagnation/windows liability and effective death over time, sun 18month bug fix) and excessive changes.
I wouldnt deny any of that.
Alan
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