From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jiri Pirko Subject: Re: net-next-2.6 status... Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:40:23 +0100 Message-ID: <20110316084022.GA2845@psychotron.brq.redhat.com> References: <20110315.160124.104058374.davem@davemloft.net> <20110316065008.GA2780@psychotron.redhat.com> <20110316.000251.189704695.davem@davemloft.net> <20110316073803.GB2780@psychotron.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, netfilter-devel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org, kaber-dcUjhNyLwpNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org To: David Miller Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110316073803.GB2780-YzwxZg+R7et1/kRsl7OVgNvLeJWuRmrY@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.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 >>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: /* Private (from user) interface flags (netdevice->priv_flags). */ 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html