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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: Netfilter Development <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Duncan Roe <duncan_roe@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH libnftnl] include: refresh nf_tables.h copy
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:10:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZxDGW1bmhBnl9FHN@calendula> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZxCm45kYRQu77bWX@slk15.local.net>

Hi Duncan,

On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 04:55:47PM +1100, Duncan Roe wrote:
[...]
> Suggest a better patch would be to delete this file.
>
> linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h is generated by kernel `make headers_install`, as is
> linux/errno.h (required by errno.h) and asm/socket.h (required by sys/socket.h).
> 
> We don't cache linux/errno.h or asm/socket.h, so why cache
> linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h?

Please note that all libraries cache this file to facilitate the
compilation of the library with older kernel headers. This practice is
intentional and essential for ensuring compatibility and flexibility
in the compilation process.

Thanks.

      reply	other threads:[~2024-10-17  8:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-10-10 12:58 [PATCH libnftnl] include: refresh nf_tables.h copy Pablo Neira Ayuso
2024-10-17  5:55 ` Duncan Roe
2024-10-17  8:10   ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]

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