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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/05] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (3)
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:11:38 -0800
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David Miller wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:53:12 -0800
>
>   
>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:35:59 -0800
>> osprey67 <osprey67@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> From: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@boeing.com>
>>>
>>> This message attaches the combined diffs from
>>> messages 01/05 through 04/05. This file should be
>>> suitable for use with the patch utility.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@boeing.com>
>>>
>>>       
>> Isn't increasing the size of struct ip_tunnel_parm
>> going to cause kernel ABI changes?
>>     
>
> Yeah it is, unfortunately.
>   
So we can't take it.  It might be possible to extend the structure if 
you put the
new parameters at the end and handled the compatibility cases correctly.