The Linux Kernel's Fuzzy Future (InformationWeek)

The Linux Kernel's Fuzzy Future (InformationWeek)

Posted Dec 7, 2004 19:04 UTC (Tue) by dlang (subscriber, #313)
In reply to: The Linux Kernel's Fuzzy Future (InformationWeek) by allesfresser
Parent article: The Linux Kernel's Fuzzy Future (InformationWeek)

the issue is that major standard kernel version changes useually require tool updates (2.4 to 2.6 involves changes to proc, modules, etc earlier versions had more changes)

if the vendor kernel is 2.4+200 patches implementing additional features then the toolset that is included with that kernel may be somewhere in between what 2.4 and 2.6 need and may not work with either a 2.4 kernel or a 2.6 kernel

RedHat has been the worst case example of this historicly (or at least the most visable) and preventing that is one reason why the 2.6 development is happening the way it is.

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