linux-kernel - Re: [Patch net-next v3 9/9] selinux: use generic union inet

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Message-Id: <20130819.234840.1640929202046409588.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	casey@...aufler-ca.com
Cc:	amwang@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	james.l.morris@...cle.com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	eparis@...isplace.org, pmoore@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next v3 9/9] selinux: use generic union inet_addr

From: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:42:55 -0700

> On 8/19/2013 12:50 PM, David Miller wrote:
>> It's so that you can pass a generic ipv4/ipv6 address blob into
>> things like printf formatting, and since there is an address family
>> member present, it knows what's in there and therefore one printf
>> format specifier can handle both ipv4 and ipv6 addresses.
> 
> The patch message needs to say that, then.

Actually, that belongs in the "0/N" posting, the contents of which
will end up in the merge commit should I apply the series.
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