Subject: Re: README: VFS change, breakings LKMs
To: Oleg Polyanski <luke@eed.miee.ru>
From: Jaromir Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz>
List: current-users
Date: 03/17/2000 09:05:45
Oleg Polyanski wrote:
> So why not introduce LKM versioning scheme that by default will
> prevent from loading LKMs with incompatible kernel interface? And
> extend `modload' functionality, for example, with `-f' option that
> will force loading on your own risk.. I think it would greatly reduce
> amount of unexpected kernel crashes.
LKMM interface itself IS versioned. The other subsystems should probably
be too.
Jaromir
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