On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Avi Kivity wrote: > Daniel P. Berrange wrote: > >> Note that if you use the modules from Linux 2.6.20, you need to use > >> kvm-12. You can use kvm-14 with Linux 2.6.20, provided you use the > >> external module included in kvm-14. > >> > > > > Is there back-compatability in the reverse direction ? ie, will the > > new kmod from kvm-14 work with the older kvm-12 userspace ? > > > > No.
It's traditional for the mainline kernel to maintain backward compatibility with existing userspace ABIs (e.g. syscalls). The idea of a userspace application breaking because of a mainline kernel upgrade is not acceptable to users and also pretty much unsupportable by distros. - James -- James Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
