Re: net-next-2.6 status...

[Jiri Pirko <jpirko-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 08:38:03AM CET, jpirko-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org wrote:
>Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 08:02:51AM CET, davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org wrote:
>>From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:50:09 +0100
>>
>>>>Jiri, I know there is your patch set there, but I think you and Changli
>>>>still need to go back and forth one more time wrt. orig_dev semantics.
>>>>Since you have been posting this patch set for some time I'm still
>>>>willing to apply it for this merge window, but please make haste and
>>>>work out the remaining discussion.  Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Dave, you can apply the rest of the series and leave only the first
>>> patch (af_packet) out. There's no dependency. We will figure out things
>>> around origdev later.
>>
>>I was about to do that but I've found other problems.
>>
>>You cannot make the modifications you make to linux/if.h, those
>>interface flags are visible to userspace.
>
>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.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jirka
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