On 12/2/2010 6:19 AM, Teemu Tuominen wrote:
Hello,
Please excuse me if I haven't done my home work, but...
Why isn't kernel-headers made explicitly from the kernel project, even
though its patch-set is dealing with ABI ?
because that causes major issues with OBS rebuilds. kernel-headers
change causes glibc to rebuild (and then the OS). ... this would limit
the rate at which we can do kernel updates
I have pondered the issue with the few example headers we have with
V4L2/MediaController API changes. So, are we currently utilizing
backported drivers and stuff, but tend to think that kernel stays ABI
compatible with older upstream version ?
the other reason is that we ONLY want to ship the OFFICIAL ABI to
applications, not an "abi" that comes from random patches added to the
kernel.
2. request kernel committers to commit kernel-headers too (and
consider how this will stay in sync)
no to either;
the only request we'll take is "can you move kernel-headers to a new
upstream version"..
if you get your ABI change accepted by Linus and then into a release, we
can get it into kernel-headers.
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