On Tuesday 01 July 2008, stephane eranian wrote:
> It may be necessary to extend the system calls with new generic or
> architecture specific parameters, and this
> without simply adding new system calls.
>
> ...
> Although both structures are currently identical, they will
> differ as more functionalities are added so better
> to create two versions from the start.
>
> Provisions for extensions are provided by the reserved field in
> each structure.
What is the strategy regarding interface changes here? Are you confident
that any change can be done in a forward- and backward-compatible way?
If not, how do you address possible interface version mismatches?
Arnd <><
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