linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: Remove net/ipx.h and uapi/linux/ipx.h header files

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Message-ID: <1710508.VLH7GnMWUR@x2>
Date:   Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:25:29 -0400
From:   Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>
To:     Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@...hat.com>,
        Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com>, linux-audit@...hat.com,
        strace development discussions <strace-devel@...ts.strace.io>,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv@...ace.io
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: Remove net/ipx.h and uapi/linux/ipx.h header files

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 1:01:58 PM EDT Paul Cercueil wrote:
> >> IPX is marked obsolete for serveral years. so remove it and the
> >> dependency in linux tree.
> >> I'm sorry to not thinking about linux-audit and strace.
> >> Might you remove the dependency or make the part of the code.
> >> Many thanks.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, that is not how UAPI works.  That change breaks
> > building
> > of the existing code;  one cannot change already released versions
> > of either audit, strace, or any other userspace program that happens
> > to unconditionally include <linux/ipx.h> without any fallback (like
> > <netipx/ipx.h> provided by glibc).
> 
> Also, the <netipx/ipx.h> fallback is only provided by glibc (and maybe
> uclibc?). With this patch, it is now impossible to compile even the
> very latest version of "strace" with a musl toolchain.

I've made support for ipx optional in audit user space a couple weeks back. 
It's no longer a problem for us.

-Steve