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Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 07:08:58 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@windriver.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Are there any internal kernel ABI/API guarantees in -stable
 releases?
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On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 01:48:26PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Looking at
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> there are a number of criteria for patches to -stable releases.
> 
> However, there is no mention of preserving the stability of internal kernel
> ABIs and/or APIs.

That is because there is no such guarantee.

Hope this helps,

greg k-h