netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/3] IPROUTE: generate compat messages that match nla_parse_nested

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Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:16:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, tgraf@...g.ch, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	alexander.h.duyck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] IPROUTE: generate compat messages that match
 nla_parse_nested_compat

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:13:47 -0700

> This patch updates libnetlink.c to generate nested compat netlink
> attributes in the same format that is parsed by the kernels 2.6.26
> and newer.
> 
> This patch will fix the prio multiqueue option for 2.6.26 kernels,
> but will break compatibility with all kernels prior to 2.6.26.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

This is on hold because my research indicates that some kernel
changes should be used to fix this instead.

See the most recent postings in the thread:

"[PATCH] IPROUTE: correct nla nested message generated by netem_parse_opt"

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