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From: John Capo <jc@irbs.com>
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Subject: Re: old kernel + new binaries
To: jdli@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw (Chien-Ta Lee)
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:46:45 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199509210519.NAA03730@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw> from "Chien-Ta Lee" at Sep 21, 95 01:19:07 pm
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Chien-Ta Lee writes:
> 
> 
> 	Hi :
> 
> 	Is it safe to use a Sep 1 (or earier) kernel with a new make world
> 	binaries ?
> 	I want to try the new stuffs in the latest current (mainly for new
> 	malloc() in libc), but currently the kernel is still WIP.
> 	Of course, I will link lkm static.
> 

Today that will work.  There are times when the interface to some
part of the kernel changes and some binaries have to track that
change.

I am running an August 21 kernel with -current binaries.

John Capo
IRBS Engineering