Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 08:38:03AM CET, jpirko@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 08:02:51AM CET, davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:50:09 +0100 >> >>>>Jiri, I know there is your patch set there, but I think you and Changli >>>>still need to go back and forth one more time wrt. orig_dev semantics. >>>>Since you have been posting this patch set for some time I'm still >>>>willing to apply it for this merge window, but please make haste and >>>>work out the remaining discussion. Thank you. >>> >>> Dave, you can apply the rest of the series and leave only the first >>> patch (af_packet) out. There's no dependency. We will figure out things >>> around origdev later. >> >>I was about to do that but I've found other problems. >> >>You cannot make the modifications you make to linux/if.h, those >>interface flags are visible to userspace. > >What do you suggest? To remove unused flags and leave gaps there or to >not to remove the flags at all? Well, the following comment: <quote> /* Private (from user) interface flags (netdevice->priv_flags). */ </quote> leads me to think that these flags should not be used by userspace. So maybe it may not be problem to change those values. > >Thanks. > >Jirka -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
