[2474] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Harris)
Thu Feb 4 02:31:53 1999
From: Stephen Harris <sweh@mpn.com>
To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:30:09 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: efoo@MIT.EDU, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, warlord@MIT.EDU, xiphmont@MIT.EDU,
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-dev@MIT.EDU, jered@MIT.EDU,
nemo@MIT.EDU, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu, cox@idecnet.com,
cdwrite@lists.debian.org
In-Reply-To: <m108E1u-0007U1C@the-village.bc.nu> from "Alan Cox" at Feb 4, 99 01:56:30 am
In a recent message, Alan Cox said:
> If you want to make this work even better run a lot of 2.0 binaries on 2.2,
> check they all still work. If not find out why. Similarly people should be
I don't understand why Linux is taking so much flack here. Going from 2.0
to 2.2 is a MAJOR CHANGE. Hell, even Solaris 2.4 programs don't run properly
under Solaris 2.6 (and not even under 2.5.1 - try out the Lotus Notes 4.0
client, for example).
Even with the ..x patches, the user has a choice; backwards compatibility with
BUGS, or a bugless mode with the possibility of an unfortunate binary side
effect. Heh, Alan, for each of your patches have a kernel compile configuration
option "enable XYZ bug mode for compatibility" :-)
And anyway, this isn't linux-scsi related...
rgds
Stephen
