Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] Provide in-kernel headers to make extending kernel easier

From: Joel Fernandes
Date: Tue Apr 16 2019 - 13:22:55 EST


On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 12:57 PM Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip]
> > Where kheaders.tar.xz is placed doesn't really matter.
> > /proc or /sys/kernel makes no real difference.
>
> If done in a location that isn't a perpetual ABI commitment, a tarball
> solution is something we can work with.

This is the part I don't get, Olof. It has to be an ABI commitment so
that the tools always work. Why are we so interested in breaking
userspace tools? We want a robust solution, not a fragile one.

thanks,

- Joel