Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 01:06:16 +0900 From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFR] correct type of addrinfo.ai_addrlen and netent.n_net Message-ID: <ygell6ojsef.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> In-Reply-To: <200505041529.36826.peter@wemm.org> References: <ygemzrcgnej.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <200505041529.36826.peter@wemm.org>
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Hi,
>>>>> On Wed, 4 May 2005 15:29:36 -0700
>>>>> Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> said:
peter> Like David Schultz said, it would be better to use the machine/endian.h
peter> macros to set the padding position.
I think so, too, thanks.
peter> As far as removing the padding goes, it makes little difference whether
peter> you break it now or later. Doing it now will be painful. Doing it
peter> before 6.0-REL will be just as painful. Not only is this encoded in
peter> libc.so.6, but all applications and shared libraries that have exposure
peter> to this also know it.
Are you suggest when to remove padding? Since the major of libc was
bumped already in 6-CURRENT, it may better to wait 7-CURRENT.
Sincerely,
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Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
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