netdev - Re: RFC: XFRM changing the view of xfrm_aevent

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Date:	Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:08:58 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hadi@...erus.ca
Cc:	hidden@...abit.hu, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: Re: RFC: XFRM changing the view of xfrm_aevent_id

From: jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:37:52 -0500

> The structure currently looks like
> 
> struct xfrm_aevent_id {
>         struct xfrm_usersa_id           sa_id;
>         __u32                           flags;
> };
> 
> I could add the two items mentioned above in it and break the ABI.
> This may sound dangerous, but the usage of this ABI is not widespread.
> AFAIK, the only other person who might have used this is Kristzian (on
> CC).
> 
> If this is considered evil, then i will transfer the two items in
> a new TLV but it wont be as pretty.
> 
> Thoughts?

Let's change it now while we still can.

A few months from now, I will probably not give the same
answer :)
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