On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Doug Rabson wrote:
> The argument for versioning is not simply because the size of ip_number
> might change (it should be a sockaddr) but because other fields might be
> added or removed. To avoid allocating a new syscall whenever this happens,
> the structure should be versioned.
Ahh, okay. If we plan on changing it, I agree.
>
> Putting sizeof(whatever) at the beginning of the structure works
> surprisingly well as a versioning system.
Or a version field at a set offset, like in struct ip :)
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