Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc.c, kernel-2.4.12

[Keith Owens]

On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:15:45 -0400 (EDT), 
Alexander Viro <[e-mail]> wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Keith Owens wrote:
>
>> Please, no more 2.4 changes.  Let Linus get 2.4 stable, fork 2.5 so we
>> can break it on a daily basis then backport to 2.4 when it works.
>
>and
>
>> -ac kernels?  And have that behaviour depending on which version of
>> modutils the user installed?  Not in 2.4, modutils strives for
>> stability in production kernels, it is an important interface between
>> the kernel and user space.
> 
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but two quotes above seem to contradict each other
>- AFAICS arguments in the latter apply to backporting...

I left out a phrase.  "backport to 2.4 when it works and does not
affect 2.4 compatibility".  That is a given on modutils, I won't
consider anything that breaks modutils compatibility on any kernel from
2.4 right down to 2.0.  modutils 2.5 can shatter into tiny pieces, not
a problem.