On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:16:41 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Portage now installs sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.5. > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources is at 3.4.5. > > Is it even adviced to do that, installing 3.5 headers and running a > 3.4 kernel? This sounds like a bad idea to me. As I read the glibc faq, linux-headers are backwards-compatible as far as glibc is concerned; that is, newer linux-headers still have everything needed to make glibc work with older kernels. And I assume that holds for other packages which need linux-headers, not just glibc. Whether my understanding of why is correct or not, the glibc folks do recommend using the latest linux-headers, even if your kernel is older. <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/documentation.html> links to <http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ#What_version_of_the_Linux_kernel_headers_should_be_used.3F>.
