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I totally agree with Q |
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2012.07.23. 23:15, "»Q«" <boxcars@×××.net> ezt írta: |
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> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:16:41 +0300 |
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> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Portage now installs sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.5. |
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> > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources is at 3.4.5. |
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> > Is it even adviced to do that, installing 3.5 headers and running a |
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> > 3.4 kernel? This sounds like a bad idea to me. |
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> As I read the glibc faq, linux-headers are backwards-compatible as far |
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> as glibc is concerned; that is, newer linux-headers still have |
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> everything needed to make glibc work with older kernels. And I assume |
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> that holds for other packages which need linux-headers, not just glibc. |
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> Whether my understanding of why is correct or not, the glibc folks do |
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> recommend using the latest linux-headers, even if your kernel is older. |
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> <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/documentation.html> links to |
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> http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Linux_kernel_headers_should_be_used.3F |
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> >. |
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