Jurzitza, Dieter wrote: > Though I agree that the naming I coose is probably not optimal as > these modules are not "persistent" by themselfes, the persistence will > last as long as the ABI compatibility will last. But this in turn > gives persistence and therefore I still think to use "persistence" in > the name is not the worst choice in this regard. > > Therefore I do not agree entirely with Roberts arguments. These > modules belong to 2.6.18.2 in the same way as they belong to 2.6.18.8 > or any other 2.6.X kernel that keeps this part of the ABI constant. > From what I have learned they are not initially related to 2.6.18.2.
The modules _do_ belong to 2.6.18.2-34, meaning they were built against this kernel. They just happen to work with the updated kernel, too. > And one could remove the reference to the individual kernel entirely: > Call the directory /lib/modules/persistent from the very begin. Maybe > one would like to use persistent-default / persistent-bigsmp. Are you sure the modules will work with, say, 2.6.25? At some point (eg. in the next openSUSE release), the compatibility with 2.6.18.2-34 modules might break, but you don't know in advance when => the directory of the kernel release used for building the modules fits best IMO. Michal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
