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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:07:26 +0200
From: Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@...hat.com>, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
musl@...ts.openwall.com, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
Felix Janda <felix.janda@...teo.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH resent] uapi libc compat: allow non-glibc to
opt out of uapi definitions
On 04/25/2017 02:29 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> In glibc right now we support including linux or glibc header files first,
> and this has always been a requirement from the start. This requirement dictates
> that the kernel know which libc it's being used with so it can tailor coordination.
“right now we support” is not a support commitment, but more of an
aspiration, right?
A lot of combinations are broken, especially when kernel headers are
included first. Maybe it's time for us to admit defeat and come up with
a simpler scheme which actually works.
Thanks,
Florian
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