Monitoring the internal kernel ABI
Monitoring the internal kernel ABI
Posted Sep 25, 2019 18:04 UTC (Wed) by gbalane (subscriber, #130561)Parent article: Monitoring the internal kernel ABI
Good to know there is automation. This is done manually today by Red Hat and Oracle (UEK) kernel who maintains stable KABI by using whitelists.
There is also padding done for certain Kernel structures to make room for keeping stable ABI for the life of the kernel based on one stable tree release.
As is evident, the stable KABI is required for any out of tree kernel drivers. This an be reduced if vendors contribute back to upstream on a timely manner.
There is also padding done for certain Kernel structures to make room for keeping stable ABI for the life of the kernel based on one stable tree release.
As is evident, the stable KABI is required for any out of tree kernel drivers. This an be reduced if vendors contribute back to upstream on a timely manner.