Changeset d3b0a08 for chapter08

Timestamp:

01/31/2024 07:31:25 PM (4 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

12.1, 12.1-rc1, multilib, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

33a9421, 850536a, cac3cec, d386e51

Parents:

cdf280e

git-author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (01/31/2024 05:20:15 PM)

git-committer:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (01/31/2024 07:31:25 PM)

Message:

pkgmgt: Upgrading Linux API headers cannot be dangerous

Per a discussion in the team, we only consider an upgradation dangerous
if it may render the system unusable. "Causing something not able to
build" is never considered dangerous. Thus upgrading some headers
cannot be dangerous.

The Glibc portion will need an update too (it can be upgraded safely
with some caution) to ease security updates. But let's do the easy
change first...

File:

• chapter08/pkgmgt.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter08/pkgmgt.xml

@@ -57 +57 @@
         The system will keep working fine thanks to the well-defined interface
         between the kernel and userspace.  Specifically, Linux API headers
-        need not be (and should not be, see the next item) upgraded
+        need not be upgraded
         along with the kernel.  You will merely need to reboot your system to use the
         upgraded kernel.</para>
@@ -63 +63 @@
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>If the Linux API headers or Glibc need to be upgraded to a newer
+        <para>If Glibc needs to be upgraded to a newer
         version, (e.g.,  from Glibc-2.31 to Glibc-2.32), it is safer to
         rebuild LFS.  Though you <emphasis>may</emphasis> be able to rebuild