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Glibc certainly does this, I would expect for limited periods per interface. It is often at the cutting edge of kernel interfaces, so that becomes necessary dur
by asveikau 7y ago
Glibc certainly does this, I would expect for limited periods per interface. It is often at the cutting edge of kernel interfaces, so that becomes necessary during interim periods. I really doubt it makes sense for old and stable things like ifconfig, or a tipical application.
- matheusmoreira 7y ago> Glibc certainly does this > It is often at the cutting edge of kernel interfaces Is it? It seems like support for Linux-specific features can take years. The getrandom system call, for example: https://lwn.net/Articles/711013/ https://lwn.net/Articles/711013/
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