Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:37:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Darren Reed <darrenr@cyber.com.au> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd 3.0 current fails ipfilter 3.2b8 build (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971015233553.12735A-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199710152321.JAA09731@plum.cyber.com.au>
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On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Darren Reed wrote: > In some mail I received from Julian Elischer, sie wrote > > > > All the "_var.h" files contain variables who'se scope is within the > > kernel only. > > Yup, I think that's a reasonable approach to take. > But these are structures that are not exported, and which ARE changing. > I don't think it should extend, however, to structure definitions. > > > The only exception is LKMs which should define KERNEL. > > I don't know who did this, (I see in the logs it was garrett) > > but the idea is simply to make it more obvios when you are > > doing the WRONG thing > > and including kernel private variables (that are subject to change, > > and not part of the API) . > > There is an API ? What do you want that struct for? > Darren >
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