Re: Header files and the kernel ABI

Erik Andersen (andersen@codepoet.org)
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:19:24 -0600

On Thu Jul 25, 2002 at 09:31:23AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> >
> >Ideally, the ABI layer would be maintained and packaged separately from
> >both the kernel and glibc to avoid gratuitous changes from either side.
> >
>
> I disagree. The ABI is a product of the kernel and should be attached
> to it. It is *not* a product of glibc -- glibc is a consumer of it, as
> are any other libcs.

Agreed. I maintain a libc and I certainly do not want to
have to maintain the kernel ABI of the day headers. That
is clearly a job for the kernel.

-Erik

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