Re: about 2.1.18 and modules

Christopher Horn (chorn@warwick.net)
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 21:23:08 -0500

Richard Henderson wrote:
>
> As many have you have already noticed, the modules subsystem
> has been largely reworked in 2.1.18. This does mean a new
> modutils distribution is needed, as the entire system call
> interface changed so the 2.1.13 modutils will not even come
> close to working.
>
> Unfortunately for me, the last time I showed the nascent
> rewrite to Linus, and other interested parties, he liked it
> so much he incorporated it all right then.

<snip>

So, out of curiosity, what improvements will the new subsystem offer
over the older one?

Cheers,
Chris