linux-kernel - Re: Unable to continue testing of 2.6.25

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Message-Id: <20080217.183330.34203930.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:33:30 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tilman@...p.cc
Cc:	bunk@...nel.org, elendil@...net.nl, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: Unable to continue testing of 2.6.25

From: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:24:56 +0100

> No, that's not the real problem. Even if the kernel didn't lack
> any required functionality and it could all be done today without
> VirtualBox, pulling the rug from underneath it like that leaves
> all those who are currently relying on it without the ability to
> continue testing newer kernels until they find the time to redesign
> their working environment.

No, it is VirtualBox's problem.  Nobody outside of the kernel
should be using that symbol, it can only be used for totally
unsupportable things as far as upstream is concerned.
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