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Date:      Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:50:47 -0500
From:      Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] Don't imply TCP and UDP socket options are bitmasks
Message-ID:  <CAF6rxgkGVF0a-t8ek0rA05bCmE6NkaiYkDxf1zBKJft7VrEobA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <201301141550.13577.jhb@freebsd.org>
References:  <201301141550.13577.jhb@freebsd.org>

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On 14 January 2013 15:50, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Using a bitmask forces us to run out of bits and makes it
> harder for vendors to try to use a high range of values for local custom
> options (hoping that they never conflict with a new option value added in
> stock FreeBSD).

We should explicitly decide and #define the boundary value for custom options.


-- 
Eitan Adler



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