Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:44:16 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: libkern version of inet_ntoa_r Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207291642410.4474@ai.fobar.qr> In-Reply-To: <20120729095833.GB80946@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <20120725155211.GA33971@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207282213171.4474@ai.fobar.qr> <20120729095833.GB80946@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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On Sun, 29 Jul 2012, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 10:14:10PM +0000, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
..
> Given that libkern has inet_ntop, with the same arguments of the
> userspace version, we'd be much better off with the following
> course of action:
>
> 1. replace calls to inet_ntoa_r() with inet_ntop()
> This needs to be done only in the kernel, because the libc version
> is never used at least in the source tree (maybe some port does).
>
> 2. nuke inet_ntoa_r() from libkern
I am Ok with that I think (without looking at source implications) but
I guess you'll post a patch.
> 3. nuke inet_ntoa_r() from libc
I am not sure we can easily do that (despite not being used in base).
I fear some broader research into ports is needed, or as a shortcut,
does linux have an inet_ntoa_r()?
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