On 12/7/20 11:14 AM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote: > On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:02 AM David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 12/7/20 9:20 AM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote: >>> The user space library is not a kernel. >>> The library will change its interface. It will remove functions, features, etc. >>> That's what .map is for. >> >> So any user/package wanting to leverage libbpf can not expect stability >> or consistency with its APIs? > > If you're talking about iproute2 and your own convoluted definition of your record player seems to be stuck. Could you give it a little bump so it can move on to the next track? Thanks. I do work on other things besides iproute2. > stability and consistency then certainly not. > Your statement has huge impacts on what users can expect from a library and is inconsistent with other libraries I have used. Hence, my request for clarification on your comment about 'changing interfaces, removing functions and features.'