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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:12:00 +0200
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: linux-headers-3.5 with 3.4 kernel?
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I totally agree with Q
2012.07.23. 23:15, "=BBQ=AB" <boxcars@gmx.net> ezt =EDrta:
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:16:41 +0300
> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Portage now installs sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.5.
> > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources is at 3.4.5.
> >
> > Is it even adviced to do that, installing 3.5 headers and running a
> > 3.4 kernel? This sounds like a bad idea to me.
>
> As I read the glibc faq, linux-headers are backwards-compatible as far
> as glibc is concerned; that is, newer linux-headers still have
> everything needed to make glibc work with older kernels. And I assume
> that holds for other packages which need linux-headers, not just glibc.
>
> Whether my understanding of why is correct or not, the glibc folks do
> recommend using the latest linux-headers, even if your kernel is older.
>
> <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/documentation.html> links to
> <
> http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Linux_kernel_hea=
ders_should_be_used.3F
> >.
>
>
>
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<p>I totally agree with Q</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">2012.07.23. 23:15, "=BBQ=AB" <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:boxcars@gmx.net">boxcars@gmx.net</a>> ezt =EDrta:<br type=
=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:16:41 +0300<br>
Nikos Chantziaras <<a href=3D"mailto:realnc@gmail.com">realnc@gmail.com<=
/a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Portage now installs sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.5.<br>
> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources is at 3.4.5.<br>
><br>
> Is it even adviced to do that, installing 3.5 headers and running a<br=
>
> 3.4 kernel? =A0This sounds like a bad idea to me.<br>
<br>
As I read the glibc faq, linux-headers are backwards-compatible as far<br>
as glibc is concerned; =A0that is, newer linux-headers still have<br>
everything needed to make glibc work with older kernels. =A0And I assume<br=
>
that holds for other packages which need linux-headers, not just glibc.<br>
<br>
Whether my understanding of why is correct or not, the glibc folks do<br>
recommend using the latest linux-headers, even if your kernel is older.<br>
<br>
<<a href=3D"https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/documentation.html" target=
=3D"_blank">https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/documentation.html</a>> li=
nks to<br>
<<a href=3D"http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Lin=
ux_kernel_headers_should_be_used.3F" target=3D"_blank">http://sourceware.or=
g/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Linux_kernel_headers_should_be_used.3F=
</a>>.<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
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