Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:37:52 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c src/sys/net if.c if.h Message-ID: <200409021137.52410.peter@wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <200409011822.i81IMERb017602@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200409011822.i81IMERb017602@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Wednesday 01 September 2004 11:22 am, Brooks Davis wrote: > brooks 2004-09-01 18:22:14 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c > sys/net if.c if.h > Log: > Use a spare byte in struct if_data to store the structure size > without increasing it. Add code to ifconfig to use this size to find > the sockaddr_dl after the struct if_data in the routing message. > This allows struct if_data to grow (up to 255 bytes) without breaking > ifconfig. > > Submitted by: peter > > Revision Changes Path > 1.107 +4 -1 src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c > 1.202 +1 -0 src/sys/net/if.c > 1.90 +1 -0 src/sys/net/if.h I'd like this to get into 5.x if possible too. It'll ease cross-booting of 5.x and 6.x kernels for a while. Granted, that wont be a good thing to do after things diverge more, but for now this will help. -- Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5
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