linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] sysctl changes for v6.11-rc1

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wg1w6+Xup=amYtYUCLO-SRYoy9R0z6BG-uGV=y2f6yFWA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 12:02:01 -0700
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
Cc: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, 
	Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, 
	"Thomas Wei??schuh" <linux@...ssschuh.net>, Wen Yang <wen.yang@...ux.dev>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] sysctl changes for v6.11-rc1

On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 at 11:57, Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com> wrote:
>
> As (I assume it was) expected, these changes broke out-of-tree modules.

It was presumably not expected - but for the simple reason that no
kernel developer should spend one single second worrying about
out-of-tree modules.

It's simply not a concern - never has been, and never will be.

Now, if some out-of-tree module is on the cusp of being integrated,
and is out-of-tree just because it's not quite ready yet, that would
maybe be then a case of "hey, wait a second".

But no. We are not going to start any kind of feature test macros for
external modules in general.

                 Linus