Re: Kernel header policy

[Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>]

Marc Aurele La France <tsi@ualberta.ca> wrote:
> It has been more than a week now...

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 11:12:03 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Marc Aurele La France <tsi@ualberta.ca>
> To: Linus Torvalds
> Subject: Kernel header policy

[....]

> I am contacting you to express my concern over a growing trend in kernel
> development.  I am specifically referring to changes being made to kernel
> headers that break compatibility at the userland level, where __KERNEL__
> isn't #define'd.

The policy with respect to kernel headers is /very/ simple:

  T H E Y   A R E   N E V E R   U S E D   F R O M   U S E R L A N D.

This general policy makes all your points (trivially) moot.
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