Messages in this thread | | | From | Giuseppe Bilotta <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/2] KABI example conversion and cleanup | Date | Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:22:05 +0200 |
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:34:12 -0500, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> On Mar 26, 2006, at 07:26:48, Arjan van de Ven wrote: >> On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 06:52 -0500, Kyle Moffett wrote: >>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:46:27 -0500 Kyle Moffett >>> <mrmacman_g4@mac.com> wrote: >>>> I'm working on some sample patches now which I'll try to post in >>>> a few days if I get the time. >>> >>> Ok, here's a sample of the KABI conversion and cleanup patches >>> that I'm proposing. I have a few fundamental goals for these >>> patches: >> >> is KABI the right name? I mean.. from the kernel pov it's the >> interface to userspace ;) > > Well I guess you could call it UABI, but that might also imply that > it's _userspace_ that defines the interface, instead of the kernel. > Since the headers themselves are rather tightly coupled with the > kernel, I think I'll stick with the KABI name for now (unless > somebody can come up with a better one, of course :-D).
Well, since I guess UAKDABI (User Accessible Kernel Defined) is out of the question, what about LABI? (Linux ABI)
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Axiom I of the Giuseppe Bilotta theory of IT: Anything is better than MS
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