netdev - Re: [PATCH 05/05] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (3)

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Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:09:17 -0500
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, osprey67@...oo.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/05] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (3)

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> David Miller wrote:
>> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:53:12 -0800
>>
>>  
>>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:35:59 -0800
>>> osprey67 <osprey67@...oo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>> From: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@...ing.com>
>>>>
>>>> This message attaches the combined diffs from
>>>> messages 01/05 through 04/05. This file should be
>>>> suitable for use with the patch utility.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@...ing.com>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Isn't increasing the size of struct ip_tunnel_parm
>>> going to cause kernel ABI changes?
>>>     
>>
>> Yeah it is, unfortunately.
>>   
> So we can't take it.  It might be possible to extend the structure if
> you put the
> new parameters at the end and handled the compatibility cases correctly.

It's fixed in the later patch set.

-vlad
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