From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAB4DC2D0A8 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:45:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 946CD2145D for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:45:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726610AbgIWLp6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:45:58 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:36490 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726445AbgIWLp6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:45:58 -0400 Received: from mail-out.m-online.net (mail-out.m-online.net [IPv6:2001:a60:0:28:0:1:25:1]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7E8FDC0613CE for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:45:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BxGb70qc7z1rsMZ; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BxGb70S3Vz1qvhS; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:55 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 5vCAw7wXkp6U; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:54 +0200 (CEST) X-Auth-Info: ig7rHVklBf+w9Yu9fYLaeYsuX/aJy5s/hDo37awXWWZYKclbtm37mqVlta0BKwPS Received: from igel.home (ppp-46-244-162-142.dynamic.mnet-online.de [46.244.162.142]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E74D42C0A5D; Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Andreas Schwab To: Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org, Florian Weimer Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtld-audit.7: Clarify la_version handshake References: <874knosoyq.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> X-Yow: I can't think about that. It doesn't go with HEDGES in the shape of LITTLE LULU -- or ROBOTS making BRICKS... Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:53 +0200 In-Reply-To: <874knosoyq.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com> (Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha's message of "Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:38:05 +0200") Message-ID: <87r1qsvhqm.fsf@igel.home> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org On Sep 23 2020, Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha wrote: > +.PP > +In order to enable backwards compatibility with older dynamic linkers, > +an audit module can examine the > +.I version > +argument and return an earlier version than > +.BR LAV_CURRENT , > +assuming the module can adjust its implement to match the requirements s/implement/interface/ ? Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510 2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1 "And now for something completely different."