Should Linux VDSO be using symbol version based on the released kernel?

Carlos O'Donell carlos@redhat.com
Wed May 4 16:37:00 GMT 2016


The Linux VDSO uses a singular version string, different by
architecture, for all VDSO symbols e.g. LINUX_2.6.29 for s390x.

Should the Linux kernel be using LINUX_4.5 as the version string
for new VDSO symbols added in LINUX_4.5?

That way we can talk sensibly about what VDSO symbols were added
upstream, and talk sensible about the ABI/API being exported by
any given kernel via the VDSO?

Right now the version is really only meaningless version for
future compat support.

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Cheers,
Carlos.



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