From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: tgraf-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org
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Subject: Re: net-next-2.6 status...
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:38:52 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110316.103852.193714733.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110316084739.GD26145-oJAMn8VJQk8CUdFEqe4BF2D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
From: Thomas Graf <tgraf-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:47:39 -0400
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 09:40:23AM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> >What do you suggest? To remove unused flags and leave gaps there or to
>> >not to remove the flags at all?
>>
>> Well, the following comment:
>> <quote>
>> /* Private (from user) interface flags (netdevice->priv_flags). */
>> </quote>
>> leads me to think that these flags should not be used by userspace.
>> So maybe it may not be problem to change those values.
>
> These flags should be moved to linux/netdevice.h
We've had them exposed in a header file without __KERNEL__ protection
for a long time, the cat is therefore out of the bag and it's too late
to just remove them from user visibility as if they were not there.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-16 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-15 23:01 net-next-2.6 status David Miller
[not found] ` <20110315.160124.104058374.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-16 0:13 ` John W. Linville
2011-03-16 0:36 ` Jeff Kirsher
2011-03-16 6:50 ` Jiri Pirko
2011-03-16 7:02 ` David Miller
2011-03-16 7:38 ` Jiri Pirko
[not found] ` <20110316073803.GB2780-YzwxZg+R7et1/kRsl7OVgNvLeJWuRmrY@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-16 8:40 ` Jiri Pirko
2011-03-16 8:47 ` Thomas Graf
[not found] ` <20110316084739.GD26145-oJAMn8VJQk8CUdFEqe4BF2D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-16 17:38 ` David Miller [this message]
2011-03-16 17:42 ` David Miller
2011-03-16 18:13 ` Ben Hutchings
2011-03-16 18:17 ` David Miller
2011-03-16 17:38 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20110316.103857.226773145.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-16 17:56 ` Jiri Pirko
2011-03-16 18:00 ` David Miller
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