linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/15] Drivers: hv: Add KVP definitions for IP address injection

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Message-ID: <20120717040912.GA6369@aepfle.de>
Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:09:13 +0200
From:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, apw@...onical.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/15] Drivers: hv: Add KVP definitions for IP address
 injection

On Sat, Jul 14, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:

> diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
> index 68ed7f7..38b561a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
> +++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
> @@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ enum hv_kvp_exchg_op {
>  	KVP_OP_SET,
>  	KVP_OP_DELETE,
>  	KVP_OP_ENUMERATE,
> +	KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO,
> +	KVP_OP_SET_IP_INFO,
>  	KVP_OP_REGISTER,
>  	KVP_OP_COUNT /* Number of operations, must be last. */
>  };

I think this will break the kernel/daemon API for existing binaries.
Perhaps a forward/backwards compatible API where an older binary
continues to work with a newer kernel should be added.

Olaf
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