linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19-git13: uts banner changes break SLES9 (at least)

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Date:	Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:21:32 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>,
	Herbert Poetzl <herbert@...hfloor.at>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Steve Fox <drfickle@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.19-git13: uts banner changes break SLES9 (at least)

On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 12:05:36PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > 
> > Quick, compile tested, patch below.
> 
> No. We don't do this. We don't add TOTAL CRAP to the kernel just because 
> somebody is being an idiot in user space.
> 
> This is definitely a user space bug. It was a serious bug before, it just 
> wasn't obvious.
> 
> The thing is, if anybody runs SLES, they expect support. That's what the 
> "E" in "Enterprise" means.
> 
> So I would suggest SLES now show that support by fixing THEIR BUG.

I agree, it's SuSE's bug, not the kernel's issue.

I'll take this off-list with the SuSE developers to get this fixed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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