On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:32:57PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote:
> Richard Braun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Here is the NETF filter that would be used in pfinet :
> > static short ether_filter[] =
> > {
> > NETF_IN, /* header */
> > NETF_PUSHLIT | NETF_NOP,
> > 1
> > };
>
> Is it possible to move NETF_IN to the end of the struct? Would that
> mean the interface change would not break existing code?It would be possible, yes, but harder to do and not really conforming with the idea of a header. As struct net_rcv_msg has been modified, binary compatibility is broken. You need at least to rebuild pfinet. So why not integrate this patch as well ? One line for a header is no real pain. -- Richard Braun
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