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SubjectRe: [PATCH -mm] swsusp: userland interface (rev 2)
 > We'll of course try to get the interface right at the first
> try. OTOH... if wrong interface is in kernel for a month, I do not
> think it is reasonable to keep supporting that wrong interface for a
> year before it can be removed. One month of warning should be fair in
> such case...

Users want to be able to boot between different kernels.
Tying functionality to specific versions of userspace completely
screws them over.

Dave

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