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| author | Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> | 2024-03-08 09:15:59 -0800 |
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| committer | Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> | 2024-03-13 09:43:56 -0700 |
| commit | 56511223ef26245b111e95baeeafd83d00ce7c2f (patch) | |
| tree | 87dc0cafc548fc591ddd8b4c32dc8d8d5e1c3c5d | |
| parent | 9fb634deec9e426c3a2478297ca3f093d2c225cb (diff) | |
| download | iproute2-56511223ef26245b111e95baeeafd83d00ce7c2f.tar.gz | |
README: add note about kernel version compatibility
Since next netem changes will break some usages of out of support kernels,
add an explicit policy about range of kernel versions.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ Stable version repository: Development repository: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2-next.git +Compatibility +------------- +A new release of iproute2 is done with each kernel version, but +there is a wide range of compatibility. Newer versions of iproute2 +will still work with older kernels, but there are some limitations. + +If an iproute2 command with a new feature is used with an older +kernel, the kernel may report an error or silently ignore the new +attribute. Likewise if older iproute2 is used with an newer kernel, +it is not possible to use or see new features. The range of +compatibility extends back as far as the oldest supported Long Term +Support (LTS) kernel version. + How to compile this. -------------------- 1. libdbm |