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Date:      Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:12:28 -0500
From:      Ben Kaduk <minimarmot@gmail.com>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r243019 - head/sbin/route
Message-ID:  <CAK2BMK536%2BgKt1yFRpXTKuzmAo5misACfVbwDq6WkuvT6qgp-g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20121114093236.GJ28213@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201211140805.qAE85MHU031099@svn.freebsd.org> <50A364AE.6060205@freebsd.org> <20121114093236.GJ28213@FreeBSD.org>

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On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 4:32 AM, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> wrote:
> A> Can the IN_CLASS[A-C]_NET... definitions go away as well?
>
> They are defines that don't generate any code.
>
> Also, on this mailing list I've promised once not to remove them :)

I'm glad you remember :)

Andre, they are used (for better or for worse) in a multi-site
database synchronization protocol that currently works portably across
operating systems.  Removing them would change the semantics of that
protocol in a subtle way that might introduce breakage.

-Ben Kaduk



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