Re: [GLIBC Patch v2] inet: avoid redefinition of some structs in kernel

["Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@redhat.com>]

On 08/26/2013 01:26 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thursday 15 August 2013 05:28:11 Cong Wang wrote:
>> From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
>>
>> - Synchronize linux's `include/uapi/linux/in6.h'
>>   with glibc's `inet/netinet/in.h'.
>> - Synchronize glibc's `inet/netinet/in.h with linux's
>>   `include/uapi/linux/in6.h'.
>> - Allow including the headers in either other.
>> - First header included defines the structures and macros.
>>
>> Notes:
>> - You want netinet/in.h to include bits/in.h as early as possible,
>>   but it needs in_addr so define in_addr early.
>> - You want bits/in.h included as early as possible so you can use
>>   the linux specific code to define __USE_KERNEL_DEFS based on
>>   the _UAPI_* macro definition and use those to cull in.h.
>> - glibc was missing IPPROTO_MH, added here.
> 
> can we get something better documented here in a central location ?  having 
> the names laid out in a git commit message and in a few leaf headers does not 
> lend itself to being easily discoverable.

Care to suggest something?

Cheers,
Carlos.