netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/6] net: Add a struct net parameter to sock_create

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Message-Id: <20150512.104539.1602376250460164798.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 12 May 2015 10:45:39 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	David.Laight@...LAB.COM
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	netdev@...r.kernel.org, cwang@...pensource.com, xemul@...nvz.org,
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	jon.maloy@...csson.com, horms@...ge.net.au,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] net: Add a struct net parameter to sock_create_kern

From: David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:24:11 +0000

> Changing the function prototype will a PITA for anyone doing back-ports of fixes.
> (And more so for anyone trying to get a driver to build against kernels
> that might have this change back-ported.)

As someone who actually does such backports every week or two for up
to 5 different -stable releases, I really don't find it to be a big
deal, and I've therefore developed a very low level of sympathy for
this argument so please don't make it as a reason to not make an
interface change.

Thanks.
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