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From: Thomas Graf <tgraf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:47:39 -0400

> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 09:40:23AM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> >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.
> 
> These flags should be moved to linux/netdevice.h

We've had them exposed in a header file without __KERNEL__ protection
for a long time, the cat is therefore out of the bag and it's too late
to just remove them from user visibility as if they were not there.
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