linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #11254] KVM: fix userspace ABI breakage

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Message-ID: <48B28822.1010103@qumranet.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:30 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
CC:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #11254] KVM: fix userspace ABI breakage

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> The discussion in Bugzilla whether it is a regression at all can be 
> condensed to the following question:
>
> Can a struct that is part of the 2.6.26 userspace headers be defined to 
> be part of an "experimental ABI" and therefore be changed?
>   

It is part of the experimental ABI.

However, as I'm going to apply your patch (as being the simplest fix, 
and as there is no measurable performance impact), the question is moot.

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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