Deprecate UAPI bindings, to be removed in 1.0
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Description
We talked at RustWeek and decided that we should remove bindings to the Linux UAPI from this crate. UAPI is huge and changes frequently so is difficult to maintain, and it's not a "libc". Instead, we would like to guide users toward the linux-raw-sys crate, which covers much more because bindings are autogenerated (and the crate is also more organized).
@Amanieu does this sound accurate?
Cc linux-raw-sys maintainer @sunfishcode in case you have any concerns with the above.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Linux UAPI bindings in the libc crate and reviewing how they are exposed to users. Compare the intended replacement with the linux-raw-sys documentation; done means the bindings are deprecated or removed as planned and users are clearly directed to that crate.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100