Messages in this thread | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | NACK! Re: [PATCH 4/4] Add vsyscalls to feature-removal-schedule.txt | Date | Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:25:15 -0700 |
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Andy Lutomirski <luto@MIT.EDU> writes:
> In a couple years, we'll see how well we've done at eradicating vsyscall-using > binaries. Hopefully we can then disable them by default. We will probably > have to leave the option to enable them around forever.
NACK NACK NACK!
this would break all old (old = meaning all today's) x86-64 installations.
Sorry but I don't think feature removal should be ever for anything commonly used, especially not for anything used by nearly EVERY binary on an old installation. We usually use it for obscure things used rarely.
Repeat after me: BINARY COMPATIBILITY is important. It's not a joke. It's not a toy. It's one of the basic values of Linux.
Sorry to be honest I don't know how you can even suggest such a thing with a straight face.
-Andi
-- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only
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