Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:56:29 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r215178 - in head: lib/libc/sys sys/kern sys/sys Message-ID: <AANLkTinpfy-V79k0mgezJV6QpuUWMG3uOZ0hTY2tN4Rf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201011121302.oACD2Qjt009385@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201011121302.oACD2Qjt009385@svn.freebsd.org>
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On 12 November 2010 14:02, Luigi Rizzo <luigi@freebsd.org> wrote: > Author: luigi > Date: Fri Nov 12 13:02:26 2010 > New Revision: 215178 > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/215178 > > Log: > =C2=A0This commit implements the SO_USER_COOKIE socket option, which lets > =C2=A0you tag a socket with an uint32_t value. The cookie can then be > =C2=A0used by the kernel for various purposes, e.g. setting the skipto > =C2=A0rule or pipe number in ipfw (this is the reason SO_USER_COOKIE has > =C2=A0been implemented; however there is nothing ipfw-specific in its > =C2=A0implementation). While at it, why not intptr_t? It would be marginally more useful and almost free.
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