Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756685AbYHXT2J (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:28:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753044AbYHXT14 (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:27:56 -0400 Received: from smtp6.pp.htv.fi ([213.243.153.40]:43702 "EHLO smtp6.pp.htv.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752599AbYHXT14 (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:27:56 -0400 Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:27:18 +0300 From: Adrian Bunk To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , Kernel Testers List , Avi Kivity , Linus Torvalds , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bug #11254] KVM: fix userspace ABI breakage Message-ID: <20080824192714.GC1627@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1412 Lines: 38 On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 08:10:16PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report > of recent regressions. > > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions > from 2.6.26. Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know > (either way). > > > Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11254 > Subject : KVM: fix userspace ABI breakage > Submitter : Adrian Bunk > Date : 21 Jul 2008 17:58:26 (0 days old) > References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/21/197 > Handled-By : Adrian Bunk > Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/21/197 The discussion in Bugzilla whether it is a regression at all can be condensed to the following question: Can a struct that is part of the 2.6.26 userspace headers be defined to be part of an "experimental ABI" and therefore be changed? cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed -- 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/