Re: [RFC] Unify KVM kernel-space and user-space code into a single project

Ingo Molnar
2010-03-18T13:02:26Z

* Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@redhat.com> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes:
>
> > [...]
> > Distributions are very eager to update kernels even in stable periods of the
> > distro lifetime - they are much less willing to update user-space packages.
> > [...]
>
> Sorry, er, what? What distributions eagerly upgrade kernels in stable
> periods, were it not primarily motivated by security fixes? [...]

Please check the popular distro called 'Fedora' for example, and its kernel
upgrade policies.

> [...] What users eagerly replace their kernels?

Those 99% who click on the 'install 193 updates' popup.

Ingo