> I'm evaluating it from the osabi (pkgsrc term) point of view. I'm > targeting LLDB for 7.99.62+. If the kernel bump approach is reserved for > loadable kernel modules, I will follow this in future changes.
it's about whether code is expected to work in that kernel environment or not. it's not just modules, though they are the main beneficiary -- kernel APIs can change and not be related to modules and a bump is warranted. however, features in userland should be probed in other ways. .mrg.
