On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 2:54 PM Adrian Bunk <b...@debian.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 07:30:49PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > >... > > The core problem is that people assume they can get headers matching the > > currently running kernel, without upgrading first, see also the parallel > > thread. > >... > > If the new kernel has a regression that affects the user, the user > usually has no good choice other than downgrading to the previously-used > kernel and continue using it until a fixed kernel is available. > > How will the user get the headers matching this previously-used kernel > that are required until we provide a kernel with the regression fixed? >
I know there is a lot of history behind the linux-headers package in debian. However since 5.2 there is a kernel config option, which allows you to build the kernel headers as a module (built-in or external).. https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/IKHEADERS.html As long as this was enabled (ignore bugs/regressions), users can go back and forth on kernel versions as they wish. Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/