Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:38:04 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ip_output and ENOBUFS Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203271036570.43629-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20020327101358.B22365@iguana.icir.org>
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > 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... It is possible to hang extra info off the ifnet structure if one is careful. just not IN it.. > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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