netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 net] ip: lwtunnel: remove definition of __USE_KERNEL_IPV6

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Date:   Mon, 15 May 2017 16:22:37 +0200
From:   David Lebrun <david.lebrun@...ouvain.be>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <daniel@...earbox.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 net] ip: lwtunnel: remove definition of
 __USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS

On 05/15/2017 01:13 PM, David Lebrun wrote:
> When __USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS is set, netinet/in.h will not define structures
> such as in6_addr. This is useful when linux/in6.h is also included.
> However, older glibc versions do not support this switch.
> 
> This patch allows iproute2 to still be compiled with older glibc versions,
> along with the kernel net-next patch that updates include/linux/seg6.h.

Please disregard this patch, it's not the proper way to solve the issue.

David



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