linux-kernel - Re: Redefinition of struct in6_addr in <netinet/in.h> and <linux/in6.h>

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:22:16 -0500
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, libc-alpha@...rceware.org,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, amwang@...hat.com, tmb@...eia.org,
	eblake@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, libvirt-list@...hat.com,
	tgraf@...g.ch, schwab@...e.de, carlos@...temhalted.org
Subject: Re: Redefinition of struct in6_addr in <netinet/in.h> and <linux/in6.h>

On Wednesday 16 January 2013 13:59:59 David Miller wrote:
> From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> > if you're not calling the kernel directly, why are you including the
> > kernel headers ?  what is the problem people are actually trying to
> > address here (and no, "i want to include both headers" is not the
> > answer) ?
> 
> When GLIBC doesn't provide it's own definition of some networking
> macros or interfaces that the kernel provides, people include the
> kernel header.

sounds like glibc's headers are out of date and we should update them to 
include the missing definitions

but this is still too vague.  what headers/definitions do people want to see 
simultaneously included ?  changes would be needed on both sides (kernel & C 
library).

> This has been done for decades, wake up.

and it's been broken for just as long.  no need to be a dick.
-mike

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