Warner Losh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In message <70325.991758797@critter> Poul-Henning Kamp writes:
> : In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David O'Brien" writes:
> : >On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 07:46:18PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote:
> : >> Is there any reason not to MFC the new md(4) functionality
> : >
> : >Zero reason not to.
> :
> : Others see it differently, it would seriously break a lot of
> : people who are using -stable in embedded applications.
> :
> : If we have abandoned the "no changes to API or ABI in -stable"
> : paradigm, it would be a good idea, but it serious rains on that
> : rule...
>
> I've stated in the past that removing mfs from stable is going to
> cause me some grief. However, the addition of md won't so long as mfs
> remains intact.
I don't think anybody is even remotely suggesting that MFS be removed,
but someone (other than you) might get bitten by a change of this
sort. I guess it's just a matter of whether the new functionality
(and giving people a head start integrating the new behavior into
their systems) is worth burning however many people depend on the old
behavior.
Dima Dorfman
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> Warner
>
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