From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265195AbUHTMfI (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:35:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266643AbUHTMfH (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:35:07 -0400 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:61056 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265195AbUHTMex (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:34:53 -0400 Message-Id: <200408200124.i7K1Nxe6007696@localhost.localdomain> To: jmerkey@comcast.net cc: Horst von Brand , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jmerkey@drdos.com Subject: Re: kallsyms 2.6.8 address ordering In-Reply-To: Message from jmerkey@comcast.net of "Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:43:18 GMT." <081920042243.1790.41252D06000BA3BD000006FE2200762194970A059D0A0306@comcast.net> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 (patch 15) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:23:59 -0400 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org jmerkey@comcast.net said: > Horst von Brand said: > > This is probably just working to get the most out of the kernel, and the > > constraint of "making kernel debuggers easy to write" just isn't in the > > requirements. The kernel hackers (rightly so, IMVHO) reserve the right to > > change interfases at the drop of a hat. If third parties get burned, just > > too bad. > Makes a lot of unnecessary work for others to keep up. Tough luck. > Some of the > interfaces being changed are broken as a result. If it isn't an official interface, there is nothing to complain about... > It's not progress to > break something that shouldn't need changing. Who are you to say they don't need changing? > Just IMHO.... Just mine. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513