Re: [GIT PULL] Performance Counters for Linux

Marcel Holtmann
2009-06-11T17:08:22Z

Hi Ray,

> >> No, once a kernel with this syscall gets released we most certainly
> >> intend to maintain its ABI.
> >
> > So what point is there in keeping it in-tree except making life hell for
> > packagers?
>
> Packagers are quite used to taking a single source tree and building
> multiple packages out of it. This isn't rocket science. It's the
> multiple separate trees that need to be released in lock-step that are
> headaches.

with the kernel as source package it is a headache and really painful.
All distros struggle already enough with kernel updates.

Regards

Marcel