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Date:      Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:21:18 -0800
From:      Conrad Meyer <cem@freebsd.org>
To:        Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org,  svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r312296 - in head: lib/libc/sys sys/kern sys/netinet sys/netinet6 sys/sys tools/regression/sockets/udp_pingpong tools/regression/sockets/unix_cmsg
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Ian's potential objection has been met by Ben Kaduk and Eric van
Gyzen's responses.  It seems like an enum is just fine.  And I agree
with Gleb that it is preferable.

Conrad

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Well as other pointed out there are some concerns with using enums from C++
> and ABI prospective. So it looks to me that there is no general consensus on
> that direction.
>
> -Max
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 08:40:50AM -0800, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
>> M> That being said, is there any other socket option value in there
>> M> implemented as enum? I don't see anything obvious, so that I am curious
>> if
>> M> it would stick out as an odd one in there. What do you think?
>>
>> Simply because 30 years ago the language didn't allow that, and later
>> additions mimiced the older sockopts. We need to break this loop :)
>>
>> --
>> Totus tuus, Glebius.
>>
>



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