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Re: Official Linux system wrapper library?
- From: Alan Cox <gnomes at lxorguk dot ukuu dot org dot uk>
- To: Willy Tarreau <w at 1wt dot eu>
- Cc: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com>, Daniel Colascione <dancol at google dot com>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel at vger dot kernel dot org>, Joel Fernandes <joelaf at google dot com>, Linux API <linux-api at vger dot kernel dot org>, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka at suse dot cz>, Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>, "libc-alpha at sourceware dot org" <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:24:50 +0000
- Subject: Re: Official Linux system wrapper library?
- References: <CAKOZuesB4R=dCz4merWQN0FSCGrXmOgUUr4ienSbStBJguNv8g@mail.gmail.com> <bbc12da5-830e-99a7-95e3-d9da42947dc9@gmail.com> <20181111081725.GA30248@1wt.eu> <3664a508-ca74-4ff0-39a6-34543194a24e@gmail.com> <20181111111143.GB4189@1wt.eu>
> I think the issue is a bit more complex :
> - linux doesn't support a single libc
> - glibc doesn't support a single OS
>
> In practice we all know (believe?) that both statements above are
> true but in practice 99% of the time there's a 1:1 relation between
> these two components.
The top linux C library is probably the Android one. Given the number
of containers now running Alpine and the number of embedded devices it's
probably a good fight going on for 2nd, 3rd and 4th. It is certainly not
a Linux/Glibc world any more.
Alan