Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:13:58 -0800 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> To: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ip_output and ENOBUFS Message-ID: <20020327101358.B22365@iguana.icir.org> In-Reply-To: <200203271753.g2RHr0L41197@arch20m.dellroad.org> References: <20020326231657.A16810@iguana.icir.org> <200203271753.g2RHr0L41197@arch20m.dellroad.org>
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On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:53:00AM -0800, Archie Cobbs wrote: ... > > managed and can be extended to point to additional ifnet state that > > does not fit in the immutable one... > > Why is it important to avoid changing 'struct ifnet' ? backward compatibility with binary-only drivers ... Not that i care too much (in the end it is for the benefit of a limited set of people which could as well not upgrade, vs. preventing useful functionality to be added in a safe way), but some people do and i can see their point. On the other hand, this also means we can never progress if not on major releases or unless changes slip in unnoticed... cheers luigi > -Archie > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Archie Cobbs * Packet Design * http://www.packetdesign.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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