On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 7:13 PM Stephen Hemminger
<step...@networkplumber.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:15:25 +0200
> David Marchand <david.march...@redhat.com> wrote:
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> > Bugzilla ID: 1291 ?
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> > This patch (and patch 3) updates some pcapng API, is it worth a RN update?
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> > > Fixes: c882eb544842 ("pcapng: fix timestamp wrapping in output files")
> >
> > Is it worth backporting?
> > I would say no, as some API update was needed to fix the issue.
> > But on the other hand, this is an experimental API, so I prefer to ask.
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> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org>
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> Good question.
> Is experimental API allowed to change in a stable release?I don't think this is cleary described in our ABI policy. An experimental API may be changed at any time, but nothing is said wrt backports. Breaking an API is always a pain, and for a LTS release it would probably be badly accepted by users. Cc: Kevin for his opinion. We may need a clarification on this topic in the doc. -- David Marchand
