netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6] WE-22 : prevent information leak on 64 bit

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Message-ID: <20070417211859.GB22897@bougret.hpl.hp.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:19:00 -0700
From:	Jean Tourrilhes <jt@....hp.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6] WE-22 : prevent information leak on 64 bit

On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:34:42PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 10:08:20AM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> > 
> > 	First, I'm the current active maintainer of the
> > wext-over-netlink interface, and nobody bothered to even 'inform' me
> > about its removal, let alone consult with me.
> 
> Honestly, most of us thought you weren't interested.

	Please !

> This API was controversial and mostly unwelcome from the start.
> It was ridiculed as "ioctls over netlink" at the last kernel summit.

	Which is complete FUD. In that case, the whole RtNetlink can
be classified as "ioctls over netlink".

> One of the objections to having merged the API was that _if_ it were
> to gain users then we would have to carry that maintenance burden
> ad infinitum.

	More FUD. It does not add any new commands. The proof is in
the pudding, no change was needed in any driver to support it,
therefore it could not have added any burden on any compatibility
layer.

> Regards,
> 
> John

	Have fun...

	Jean
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