Re: FreeBSD 9.1-RC1 Available...
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On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 05:41:49PM -0500, Mark Felder wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:37:04 -0500, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> =
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> wrote:
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> >One thing (welcome, but puzzling) which surprised me was that my
> >vboxguest.ko did *not* need to be recompiled. How did the upgrade manage
> >that?
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> FreeBSD has a stable ABI unlike Linux. A kernel module compiled for any =
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> 9.x release should work on any other 9.x release without needing to be =
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> recompiled.
This is a statement that is false at least two times, if not three.
This was a question about Kernel Binary Inteface, not Application
Binary Interface.
First, we have zero guarantees about ability to load or have a system
survive loading of the module compiled against the later kernel.
Second, we do not have real KBI definition, and KBI stability is managed
only ad-hock. E.g. VFS quite often breaks, while network or disk controllers
drivers are usually fine.
YMMV. Snobby false statements hurt the project.
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