netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] iproute: Add magic cookie to route dump file

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:59:42 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] iproute: Add magic cookie to route dump file

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:55:41 +0400
Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com> wrote:

> In order to somehow verify that a blob contains route dump a
> 4-bytes magic is put at the head of the data and is checked
> on restore.
> 
> Magic digits are taken from Portland (OR) coordinates :) Is
> there any more reliable way of generating such?
> 
> Signed-of-by: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
> 

Any magic number is fine as long as it is non-offensive and
unique.
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