Hi Greg, On 9/21/19, Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You should never have to update any userspace code or library if the > kernel is updated as we guarantee backwards compatibility. If we did > break something, please let us know and we will work very hard to fix > it. > > This is a guarantee we made back in 2007 or so, and have been sticking > to it since. > > There is no "major" upgrade issue here, the kernel does a new release > every 3 months and changes the number, showing it is "newer" than the > previous one. > > Hope this helps, That demystified the kernel version many people misinterpreted, so I can tell my colleagues we are ensured there would be no libraries changes upgrading 5.3 to 5.4 LTS. Thank you so much. Kind regards, - jupiter > greg k-h >