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Re:Ask HN: Why no stable binary kernel interface for drivers? by mixmastamyk on Sunday June 11, 2017 @05:51PM (#14533995)
I'm surprised driver interfaces are still changing so frequently. Ten years ago perhaps, but they're not largely sorted today twenty five years+ after Linux debut?
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Re:Ask HN: Why no stable binary kernel interface for drivers? by planteen on Sunday June 11, 2017 @11:14PM (#14535027)
There have been general architecture changes. Look at DRM as a better way to do rendering versus the old Unix way, for example.
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Re:Ask HN: Why no stable binary kernel interface for drivers? by mixmastamyk on Monday June 12, 2017 @02:24PM (#14539615)
Sure, but isn't that ten years old already? It's not like these big changes come every month.
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