Re: [LINUX-ABIT] Re: ABIT -- GENTUS Linux Steals GPL CODE AGAIN!!

Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:40:25 +1000


On Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:01:36 +0100 (BST),
James Sutherland <jas88@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>Then add a
>way to upgrade from one module version to another seamlessly

It already exists, it is called module symbol versions. If the kernel
and modules were compiled with symbol versions and the versions match
then insmod will load the module, no questions asked. This applies
even if the module and the kernel are for different releases.

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