From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Brad Hards <bhards@bigpond.net.au>
Cc: "D. A. M. Revok" <marvin@synapse.net>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Compile Bogons in 2.4.19-rc3 with Caldera OpenLinux 3.1's patched 2.95.2
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:57:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020725085702.C7336@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200207251432.52687.bhards@bigpond.net.au>; from bhards@bigpond.net.au on Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 02:32:52PM +1000
On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 02:32:52PM +1000, Brad Hards wrote:
> Some applications talk to the kernel (eg via ioctl()). This is related to
> the kernel version that is running (not anything to do with the libs).
And ioctl() is an evil interface, and anything which changes in an
already defined ioctl is an ABI change, which aren't allowed in stable
kernel series.
> 3. Things that are related to the kernel that is running.
> This is probably /usr/include/linux
No. Search the lkml archives. You'll find several people, including
Linus telling people otherwise.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-25 7:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-24 8:29 Compile Bogons in 2.4.19-rc3 with Caldera OpenLinux 3.1's patched 2.95.2 D.A.M. Revok
[not found] ` <20020724084749.GC15043@dreams.soze.net>
2002-07-24 9:03 ` D.A.M. Revok
2002-07-24 9:16 ` Russell King
2002-07-24 9:23 ` D.A.M. Revok
[not found] ` <E17XIMe-0001kA-00@caramon.arm.linux.org.uk>
2002-07-24 9:26 ` Russell King
2002-07-25 4:32 ` Brad Hards
2002-07-25 7:57 ` Russell King [this message]
2002-07-25 8:23 ` kernel ABI [was something about Compile Bogons...] Brad Hards
2002-07-24 9:31 ` Compile Bogons in 2.4.19-rc3 with Caldera OpenLinux 3.1's patched 2.95.2 Alex Riesen
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