Re: [ANNOUNCE] linux-libc-headers 2.6.3.0

[Chris Friesen]

Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Paul Jackson <pj@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
>
> > > You're talking about the kernel development ...
> > No.  I mean that even the C API that the kernel presents to
> > user code will sometimes change or have parts disappear.
>
> And it can be caused by changing kernel config?
>
> Care to show an example?

Generally it cannot be caused by changing kernel config (although kernel 
config can cause syscalls to be valid or not).

However, new kernel versions can add/remove stuff.  Usually stuff isn't 
removed for a while after its deprecated, but there have been instances 
where stuff has been added/changed/removed during unstable kernel 
development.

Chris


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