Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:31:11 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering |
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Dave Jones wrote: > Other failures have been somewhat more dramatic. > I know ipsec-tools, and alsa-lib have both caused pain > on at least one occasion after the last 2-3 kernel updates.
alsa-lib is a special case.
alsa-lib exists so that it can mitigate changes between the kernel and userland. If the kernel API changes, alsa-lib may need to be updated, but not all the apps using alsa-lib.
Someone needs to put alsa-lib updating on the list of stuff to do when updating the kernel...
Jeff
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