netdev - Re: [GLIBC Patch v2] inet: avoid redefinition of some structs in kernel

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Message-ID: <52295F71.50401@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:52:01 -0400
From:	"Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@...hat.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
CC:	libc-alpha@...rceware.org, Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Thomas Backlund <tmb@...eia.org>,
	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Subject: Re: [GLIBC Patch v2] inet: avoid redefinition of some structs in
 kernel

On 08/26/2013 01:26 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thursday 15 August 2013 05:28:11 Cong Wang wrote:
>> From: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@...hat.com>
>>
>> - Synchronize linux's `include/uapi/linux/in6.h'
>>   with glibc's `inet/netinet/in.h'.
>> - Synchronize glibc's `inet/netinet/in.h with linux's
>>   `include/uapi/linux/in6.h'.
>> - Allow including the headers in either other.
>> - First header included defines the structures and macros.
>>
>> Notes:
>> - You want netinet/in.h to include bits/in.h as early as possible,
>>   but it needs in_addr so define in_addr early.
>> - You want bits/in.h included as early as possible so you can use
>>   the linux specific code to define __USE_KERNEL_DEFS based on
>>   the _UAPI_* macro definition and use those to cull in.h.
>> - glibc was missing IPPROTO_MH, added here.
> 
> can we get something better documented here in a central location ?  having 
> the names laid out in a git commit message and in a few leaf headers does not 
> lend itself to being easily discoverable.

Care to suggest something?

Cheers,
Carlos.

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