Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:16:32 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_var.h Message-ID: <200508021416.33768.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200508021743.j72HhZRj009221@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200508021743.j72HhZRj009221@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Tuesday 02 August 2005 01:43 pm, Robert Watson wrote: > rwatson 2005-08-02 17:43:35 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/net if_var.h > Log: > Add if_addr_mtx to struct ifnet, a mutex to protect ifnet-related address > lists. Add accessor macros. > > This changes the size of struct ifnet, but ideally, all ifnet consumers > are now using if_alloc() to allocate these structures rather than > embedding them into device driver softc's, so this won't modify the > network device driver ABI. > > MFC after: 1 week It still modifies the ABI because of all the code that does 'ifp->if_foo' unless you've added it to the end. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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