Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750868AbWCFQPO (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:15:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750944AbWCFQPO (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:15:14 -0500 Received: from dspnet.fr.eu.org ([213.186.44.138]:22034 "EHLO dspnet.fr.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750868AbWCFQPN (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:15:13 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:15:12 +0100 From: Olivier Galibert To: Jesper Juhl Cc: Arjan van de Ven , "Hack inc." Subject: Re: Is that an acceptable interface change? Message-ID: <20060306161512.GB23513@dspnet.fr.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Olivier Galibert , Jesper Juhl , Arjan van de Ven , "Hack inc." References: <20060306011757.GA21649@dspnet.fr.eu.org> <1141631568.4084.2.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20060306155021.GA23513@dspnet.fr.eu.org> <9a8748490603060755r55b3584bpf0a16451a57925b5@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9a8748490603060755r55b3584bpf0a16451a57925b5@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 630 Lines: 14 On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 04:55:02PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote: > Userspace apps should not include kernel headers, period. > So, userspace applications really shouldn't care. Please excuse me if I'm a little dense here, but the kernel headers _define_ the userspace-kernel interface. If you don't have them or a sanitized copy of them you just can't talk with the kernel at all. OG. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/