Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:54:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.1-RC1 Available... Message-ID: <k16can$chf$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <1345697446.84337.11.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <k15po0$kj3$1@ger.gmane.org> <op.wjimnzxz34t2sn@me-pc>
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:41:49 -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:37:04 -0500, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> One thing (welcome, but puzzling) which surprised me was that my >> vboxguest.ko did *not* need to be recompiled. How did the upgrade >> manage that? > > FreeBSD has a stable ABI unlike Linux. A kernel module compiled for any > 9.x release should work on any other 9.x release without needing to be > recompiled. Ah right, thanks. I am indeed a refugee fom Linux <ducks for cover>.
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