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		saagarjha on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's always TCP_NODELAY Generally, if you're patching the kernel you should coordinate with upstream if you care about your ABI.

withinboredom on May 13, 2024 [–]

I don’t think anyone is asking Linus for permission to backport security fixes to their own kernels… that’s ridiculous.

saagarjha on May 13, 2024 | [–]

If your security fix alters the ABI it is almost always the case that this is done

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