From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Tue Apr 7 17:26:52 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17AAC276C6F for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48xZ8W57jQz40LX for ; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id AE567276C6E; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:51 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: net@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADC7B276C6B; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [130.225.244.222]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48xZ8V3j8Pz40LM; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (v-critter.freebsd.dk [192.168.55.3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by phk.freebsd.dk (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 69DB51AF13D; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 037HQbd8062338 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:38 GMT (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: (from phk@localhost) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 037HQbkk062337; Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:26:37 GMT (envelope-from phk) To: Brooks Davis cc: arch@freebsd.org, net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: additional ifreq accessors? In-reply-to: <20200407172151.GB72584@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" References: <20200407172151.GB72584@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <62335.1586280397.1@critter.freebsd.dk> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:26:37 +0000 Message-ID: <62336.1586280397@critter.freebsd.dk> X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 48xZ8V3j8Pz40LM X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of phk@critter.freebsd.dk designates 130.225.244.222 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=phk@critter.freebsd.dk X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.56 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.79)[-0.794,0]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[freebsd.dk]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.81)[-0.813,0]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; IP_SCORE(0.04)[ip: (0.06), ipnet: 130.225.0.0/16(0.08), asn: 1835(0.09), country: EU(-0.01)]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[phk@phk.freebsd.dk,phk@critter.freebsd.dk]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:1835, ipnet:130.225.0.0/16, country:EU]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[phk@phk.freebsd.dk,phk@critter.freebsd.dk] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:26:52 -0000 -------- In message <20200407172151.GB72584@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>, Brooks Dav= is writes: >My question for the lists is: should we adopt the >more-technically-correct accessors in FreeBSD or stick with >slightly-cheaper and more conventional aliasing approach[0]? The accessors buys us much more code-isolation, so that would be my vote. -- = Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe = Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence= .