Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Dave Jones
2005-03-03T21:32:15Z

On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 01:09:01PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:

> [*] I don't know any details of the /proc incompatibility which davej
> mentions, and I'd like to. That sounds like a screw-up.

We changed the format of /proc/slabinfo. Running slabtop threw up
an error message complaining that the format had changed.

It was a graceful failure, but a failure none-the-less.

Other failures have been somewhat more dramatic.
I know ipsec-tools, and alsa-lib have both caused pain
on at least one occasion after the last 2-3 kernel updates.

I was keeping track of these breakages, but I can't seem to
find the text file right now. Bill, can you remember any
other cases worthy of mentioning ?

Dave