Re: /lib/modules/kabi-4.0-0*

[Arjan van de Ven <arjan infradead org>]

On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 16:03 +0100, Björn Augustsson wrote:
> Hello folks!
> 
> Recompiling third party modules after every kernel upgrade is a
> constant PITA. 
> 
> Now, there's a directory called kabi-4.0-0 in /lib/modules/. 
> I remeber vaguely from somewhere that RH maintains a compatble 
> kernel ABI within a release, and I guess this has something to
> do with it.

that's what the marketing folks tell you ;)

in practice I've seen it break basically every update release in some
form or another (nvidia or clearcase or .... )

so I wouldn't want to bet my stable server on it; since a mismatch can
have really big consequences