netdev - Re: [patch net-next 6/6] rtnetlink: remove IFLA

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:33:45 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, fubar@...ibm.com, vfalico@...hat.com,
	andy@...yhouse.net, sfeldma@...ulusnetworks.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, vyasevic@...hat.com,
	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, john.r.fastabend@...el.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 6/6] rtnetlink: remove IFLA_SLAVES definition

Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 09:47:16PM CET, davem@...emloft.net wrote:
>From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
>Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:43:55 +0100
>
>> Not used anymore, and never should be.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
>
>First of all your Subject doesn't match the patch, the subject mentions
>IFLA_SLAVES whereas the patch deletes IFLA_BOND_SLAVE.

Yep, sorry, IFLA_SLAVE was the original name, which I removed. Should I
repost?

>
>Secondly, you can't remove this, otherwise the next IFLA_* value added
>here will reuse that old number potentially breaking userland apps.

This has been in net-next tree for 3 days. It was a mistake, I think
there is very legit to remove this now, isn't it?

>
>I'm not applying this, sorry.
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