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Subject: Re: [PATCH] vxlan: force user to set port value
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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 15:04:33 -0700

> I made a mistake in the initial implementation using that value and
> every user for time immemorial has to suffer.

We don't break userland, period.

You don't have to explain to me how unfortunate this situation is,
I understand.

But that doesn't give us a license to break things on people.