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Date:      Tue, 10 May 2005 01:06:16 +0900
From:      Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org>
To:        Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [CFR] correct type of addrinfo.ai_addrlen and netent.n_net
Message-ID:  <ygell6ojsef.wl%ume@mahoroba.org>
In-Reply-To: <200505041529.36826.peter@wemm.org>
References:  <ygemzrcgnej.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <200505041529.36826.peter@wemm.org>

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Hi,

>>>>> On Wed, 4 May 2005 15:29:36 -0700
>>>>> Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> said:

peter> Like David Schultz said, it would be better to use the machine/endian.h 
peter> macros to set the padding position.

I think so, too, thanks.

peter> As far as removing the padding goes, it makes little difference whether 
peter> you break it now or later.  Doing it now will be painful.  Doing it 
peter> before 6.0-REL will be just as painful.  Not only is this encoded in 
peter> libc.so.6, but all applications and shared libraries that have exposure 
peter> to this also know it.

Are you suggest when to remove padding?  Since the major of libc was
bumped already in 6-CURRENT, it may better to wait 7-CURRENT.

Sincerely,

--
Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
ume@mahoroba.org  ume@{,jp.}FreeBSD.org
http://www.imasy.org/~ume/



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