On: splice() and the ghost of set_fs()

[theteapot]

> Can't be more than 255 in any field, except the EXTRAVERSION which is a string. Kernel version numbering is exposed in the userspace ABI, so changing it to have meaning would be a breaking change.

Sounds like they should leave this change for 6.0 then.

[SAI_Peregrinus → theteapot]

Why? The kernel version number has no meaning, other than to provide an ordering of releases.

[theteapot → SAI_Peregrinus]

In 6.0 it will.