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by wolfgke 3484 days ago
> If you want a change, you get to support the regressions

And what about a change to a stable internal kernel API, which the kernel developers refuse?

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No, they just want a stable future, around which they can plan the API, but so far no one has delivered on that tiny requirement.
Linux got where it is by evolving how the kernel and drivers interact whenever needed, without waiting to coordinate with outsiders and their closed work.
The Linux kernel does not have stable internal kernel APIs.

https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/stable_api_nonsense...

This is exactly my point.