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Re: Why is libc updated every time there's an update to the kernel



On 15.08.2018 14:02, Reco wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 08:33:37AM -0300, Marcelo Lacerda wrote:

>> but I imagine that a
>> security update to it doesn't actually change anything to libc source code,
>> so why do the two of them always upgrade together?
> 
> Today's stable kernel update brought a patched kernel and a 'perf' tool.
> That's it, no libc upgrade.

package linux-libc-dev has been also updated today.

best regards
Ulf


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