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They are maintained in the kernel because the kernel interfaces are not stable, by choice. Here is the explanation from the kernel docs: https://github.com/tor
by filmor 8y ago
They are maintained in the kernel because the kernel interfaces are not stable, by choice. Here is the explanation from the kernel docs:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/...
- gkya 8y agoThat's exactly the kind of dismissive, arrogant nonsense that I won't bother reading, even if it is the formula to an infinite life: > You think you want a stable kernel interface, but you really do not, and you don't even know it. ... > It's only the odd person who wants to write a kernel driver that ... And: > stable-api-nonsense.rst