Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:53:25 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@FreeBSD.org>, arch@FreeBSD.org, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Subject: Re: New "timeout" api, to replace callout Message-ID: <20071202115236.U74097@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <4752998A.9030007@freebsd.org> References: <18129.1196593277@critter.freebsd.dk> <4752998A.9030007@freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, Andre Oppermann wrote: > o TCP's data structure is exported to userspace and contains the > timeout data structures. This complicates timeout handling as > the data structure is not known to userland and we have to do > some hacks to prevent exposure. > > -> The timer facility should provide an opaque userland compat > header definition. I think it is important to do this, but I have some hopes that in 8 we'll have fixed up the muddle involving exported data structures. Obviously, that hasn't happened yet, and I had hoped to do it for 7... Perhaps this time one of us will succeed :-). Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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