Re: [PATCH -mm] swsusp: userland interface (rev 2)

From: Lee Revell
Date: Tue Jan 24 2006 - 17:45:33 EST


On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:38 -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> > We'll of course try to get the interface right at the first
> > try. OTOH... if wrong interface is in kernel for a month, I do not
> > think it is reasonable to keep supporting that wrong interface for a
> > year before it can be removed. One month of warning should be fair in
> > such case...
>
> Users want to be able to boot between different kernels.
> Tying functionality to specific versions of userspace completely
> screws them over.

Surely it's OK to experiment with different interfaces in -mm, as long
as it doesn't hit mainline? Otherwise what's the point of an
experimental branch?

Lee

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