netdev - Re: [PATCH] TX_RING and packet mmap

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Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:05:27 +0200
From:	Johann Baudy <johann.baudy@...-log.net>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TX_RING and packet mmap

> Well yes. But I guess you know best what to call them. Just make them
> more decriptive of their function.

Yes, I understand, but I'm just afraid of backward compatibility with
libraries that are currently using packet_mmap for RX ring. If I
rename those TP_STATUS_KERNEL into TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE. I will break
this compatibility.
(for compilation).
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