Re: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on

Alain Williams (addw@phcomp.co.uk)
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:33:45 +0000


On Fri, Feb 05, 1999 at 05:51:09PM -0500, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
> Linus, even with source (Arla) the module breakage issue is a major problem.
> CMU needs AFS on supported campus machines, not just dorm machines --- and
> the use of 2.1.x / 2.2.x kernels in CMU LCS has been demonstrating on almost
> a daily basis that binary module incompatibility is a serious problem. (Some

Ignoring other issues, you say ``2.1.x''. Anyone that runs a development
kernel *must* expect that things will occasionally break and *cannot*
expect a consistent ABI. Just look at the number of times where problems
reported on this list go away with a build_from_clean.

-- 
Alain Williams

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