netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix routing tables with id

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Message-ID: <48458D59.5030101@trash.net>
Date:	Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:28:41 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Krzysztof Oledzki <olel@....pl>
CC:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]  Fix routing tables with id > 255 for legacy software

Krzysztof Oledzki wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jun 2008, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>> I think the proper solution is what I wrote in the changelog
>> entry: fix userspace applications when using extended table
>> IDs.
> 
> It is unquestionably true, however it may take some time and people may 
> still use old version of such applications for whatsoever reasons.
> 
>> Your patch makes it more predictable, so I'm not completely
>> opposed, but still its just a workaround.
> 
> Indeed - it is a workaround but I believe we need it.

I'm neither opposed (as long as we don't add CONFIG options for
this) nor in favour - people using fixed applications won't notice,
and for other people it substitutes undesired behaviour by more
predictable undesirable behaviour, which is at least no loss :)
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