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

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Message-Id: <20080610.154512.217403438.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:45:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	olel@....pl, jarkao2@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix routing tables with id > 255 for legacy software

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:23:24 +0200

> Patrick McHardy wrote:
> > Krzysztof Oledzki wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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,
> >>
> >> Exactly,
> >>
> >>> which is at least no loss :)
> >>
> >> OK, so I assume it is a very weak ack-by? ;)
> > 
> > Its a Not-NACKed-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net> :)
> 
> 
> I'll upgrade that to a full ACK - the predictability allows
> to use the new features in combination with legacy apps and
> avoid any trouble if done carefully. There is some small risk
> of new breakage, but things probably won't work as expected
> anyway.

Patch applied with a typo fix in the changelog, it mentioned
that the new value was 253 when actually it is 252 :-)

Thanks!
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