[CFR] correct type of addrinfo.ai_addrlen and netent.n_net
Hajimu UMEMOTO
ume at freebsd.org
Thu Jun 2 13:26:34 PDT 2005
Hi,
>>>>> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:59:07 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>> Daniel Eischen <deischen at freebsd.org> said:
> Ultimately, I wish to correct struct addrinfo, too. Since correcting
> getnetbyaddr(3) breaks ABI compatibility after all, it seems storange
> to me to leave struct addrinfo alone as is. It is better to take this
> occasion to correct struct addrinfo as well.
> This breakage is only on 64 bit arch. The influence will grow as 64
> bit arch spreads. So, I believe it should be done as soon as
> possible.
deischen> Just leave it alone for now.
Please clarify what you mean for `it'. Which are you mean only struct
addrinfo issue or both?
deischen> When symbol versioning comes, you should be able to remove
deischen> the padding without bumping library versions and producing
deischen> imcompatibilities.
It's curious. Is there any plan to provide symbol versioning?
Sincerely,
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Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
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