From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751758Ab2GZDeI (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:34:08 -0400 Received: from mail-yx0-f174.google.com ([209.85.213.174]:50811 "EHLO mail-yx0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751095Ab2GZDeG (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:34:06 -0400 Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:34:01 -0500 From: Jonathan Nieder To: Josh Boyer Cc: Ben Hutchings , Linus Torvalds , Andrew Morton , law@redhat.com, stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] posix_types.h: Cleanup stale __NFDBITS and related definitions Message-ID: <20120726033401.GB2923@burratino> References: <20120725144033.GK10534@zod.bos.redhat.com> <1343258796.5132.164.camel@deadeye.wl.decadent.org.uk> <20120726012713.GA2356@zod.bos.redhat.com> <20120726013322.GB3532@burratino> <20120726014213.GB2356@zod.bos.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120726014213.GB2356@zod.bos.redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Josh Boyer wrote: > That should be the question, yes. The answer is: > > However far back people wish to use older stable kernel-headers to build > applications against newer glibc. > > It isn't a clear answer. Thanks for explaining. > Some people stick with older kernels while > they update their userspace. I was thinking along the lines of the 3.0 > kernel being the oldest I'd check for but if people think we shouldn't > bother than that's fine by me. Based on your explanation, I think 3.0 makes sense, while older kernels like 2.6.32 are less likely to benefit. Even when you are stuck with an old kernel, it is possible to use newer kernel headers. Thanks, Jonathan