netdev - Re: [PATCH REPOST 1/2] NET: Accurate packet scheduling for ATM/ADSL (kernel)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:25:17 +1000
From:	Russell Stuart <russell-tcatm@...art.id.au>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	hadi@...erus.ca, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH
	REPOST	1/2]	NET:	Accurate	packet	scheduling	for	ATM/ADSL (kernel)

On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 13:19 +0100, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Russell Stuart wrote:
> > I thought that some degree of compatibility was 
> > expected.  At the very least the newest version 
> > of "tc" must work on _any_ kernel as least as 
> > well as the version it replaces did.
> > 
> > I also though newer kernels should work older
> > version of iproute2, albeit without the features
> > added in the newer versions.
> > 
> > Are you saying this is not so?
> 
> No, thats exactly what I'm saying.

I don't understand - too many negates here 
without parens.  Are you saying:

a.  Backward / Forward compatibility between the kernel
    and its user space tools isn't an issue, or

b.  There is no compatibility problem.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html