Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:02:40 -0500 From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c src/sys/net if.c if.h Message-ID: <20041212210240.GA5960@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> In-Reply-To: <20041212205321.GA28802@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <200412122012.iBCKCou6068020@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041212204111.GB5503@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <20041212205321.GA28802@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 12:53:21PM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote:
> ifi_mtu, etc remain in the same location because the two new variables
> fill in the hidden padding required to align ifi_mtu. I've verified
> that old and new ifconfigs work with old and new kernels. The change
> will allow 4.11 ifconfigs to work with 6.x if we add fields to struct
> if_data (fairly probable).
Ok, thanks. Since you were relying on invisible padding you had me
worried. ;-)
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