> Think about the Linux kernel. How to we "talk" to it? Through libraries like glibc which provides an interface for C to make calls to the kernel. No. We "tal

> Think about the Linux kernel. How to we "talk" to it? Through libraries like glibc which provides an interface for C to make calls to the kernel. No. We "talk" to the kernel through an ABI, not an API. Maintaining ABI compatibility is important because you can move a binary from one kernel version to another without recompiling and relinking your app.