Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Source code compatibility in Stable series???? | Date | Fri, 11 May 2001 12:39:29 +0200 (MEST) | From | (Rogier Wolff) |
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Andi Kleen wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:21:59PM +0000, Petr Vandrovec wrote: > > When I was updating VMware's vmnet, I decided to use > > > > #ifdef skb_shinfo > > Yes I forgot that RedHat already shipped it :-( > > > This gives you maximal backward compatibility, as all public zerocopy > > patches contain this macro. Only thing is that Dave has to remember > > that when he turns skb_shinfo into inline function, an identity #define have > > to be added. > > No such guarantee for binary only software ;)
Right. I therefore refuse to maintain binary modules for my clients. This usually convinces them to release source code.
But it's always been said that source code compatiblity would be maintained. I'm a bit pissed that people just go about changing public source-level interfaces.
Roger.
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