Re: kernel structures in 2.0.29->2.0.30

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 26 Apr 1997 15:49:09 +0100 (BST)

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> The goal isn't "not upgrading," it's being able to upgrade without
> breaking binary compatability for modules. In a stable series this
> deserves at least some consideration.

And it got a LOT of consideration as did testing - all the pre-2.0.30
and the ISS snapshot tests. 2.0.30 broke stuff because it had to. We
did go to the trouble making sure the source interface stayed compatible.

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