[tosstossy]

> which seems to be intentionally broken on Linux regularly

Please provide evidence to back the claim of intent. This comes across as if you're implying malice, when it's far more likely interfaces change in the natural course of development where there are no restraints like abi/api stability commitments.

[kuschku]

Torvalds himself said he’s breaking it intentionally to prevent people relying on it.

[tosstossy]

Was this in a mailing list thread? Got a URL? I'm unaware of this.