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I was referring to kABI (Kernel Application binary Interface) which is a set of in-kernel symbols used by drivers and other modules. We (Oracle Linux) try to keep it unchanged so that external third party kernel modules or drivers work without needing recompilation. I understand now, that there is no such requirements in upstream. thanks, imran On 23/4/2024 9:13 am, Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 08:32:09AM +1000, imran.f.khan@oracle.com wrote: >> Could you kindly confirm if a backport that fixes an issue but breaks kernel ABI >> is allowed in stable tree ? > There is no such thing as a stable in-kernel api, so I don't understand > what you are asking here, sorry. > > The only api that we ever care about is the user/kernel api, that can > not break. > > thanks, > > greg k-h