linux-kernel - Re: Official Linux system wrapper library?

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Message-ID: <20181116212450.1a9c43ce@alans-desktop>
Date:   Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:24:50 +0000
From:   Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:     "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Daniel Colascione <dancol@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>,
        "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@...hat.com>,
        "libc-alpha@...rceware.org" <libc-alpha@...rceware.org>
Subject: Re: Official Linux system wrapper library?


> 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