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+1  Q: 

Is it possible to check whether a static binary is compatible with a kernel?

Basically, we want to run static programs compiled on one platform on another.

If it's not possible, what are the most significant changes in the kernel API between version 2.6.9 and 2.6.18?

+3  A: 

Linux binaries usually don't depend on specific kernel versions, unless you explicitly use a feature provided by a certain kernel.

Matias Valdenegro  2010-06-15 02:46:00
What about the C library that is statically linked into the binary? I thought glibc depends on the kernel.
netvope  2010-06-15 03:50:56
It does, but the kernel-userspace interface should remain constant between kernel releases. glibc uses that interface.
Matias Valdenegro  2010-06-15 04:05:22
glibc certainly has a minimum kernel version that it will support but it's upwardly compatible from that point. The kernel ABI is very stable and developers care a lot about keeping backward compatible.
stsquad  2010-06-15 09:29:38
+2  A: 

Zero length mmap started to fail. :-)

adobriyan  2010-06-22 08:29:02
I'll add a reference: See mmap(2) on Linux, BUGS section. This is required by SUSv3, and Linux behaves this way since 2.6.12
ninjalj  2010-06-24 00:15:07

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