On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:53:00AM -0800, Archie Cobbs wrote:
...
> > managed and can be extended to point to additional ifnet state that
> > does not fit in the immutable one...
>
> Why is it important to avoid changing 'struct ifnet' ?
backward compatibility with binary-only drivers ...
Not that i care too much (in the end it is for the benefit of
a limited set of people which could as well not upgrade, vs.
preventing useful functionality to be added in a safe way),
but some people do and i can see their point.
On the other hand, this also means we can never progress if not
on major releases or unless changes slip in unnoticed...
cheers
luigi
> -Archie
>
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