Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 23:55:31 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [PATCH] note the __sF change in src/UPDATING Message-ID: <3DCB6DF3.5A0F421D@mindspring.com> References: <3DCAF6C1.D01805FE@mindspring.com> <200211072337.gA7NbK1m082069@arkadia.nv.cox.net> <20021108.003935.11624259.imp@bsdimp.com>
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"M. Warner Losh" wrote:
> -current already does this. The problem is that we're trying to shoot
> the bad access in the head, and that is what is screwing people. So
> the problem isn't that we're trying to export private data to the
> world. Quite the contrary, we're trying to eliminate it and having
> growing pains.
No, it's actually an attempt to change which private data is exported;
the new code exports three private values, instead of an array of
private values.
Data interfaces are evil ("proc size mismatch").
Probably "FILE *" should be void *. 8-(.
-- Terry
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