Re: [CFR] correct type of addrinfo.ai_addrlen and netent.n_net

From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 04:20:06 +0900
Hi,

>>> On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:44:03 +0900
>>> Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume_at_mahoroba.org> said:

ume> I've attached the patch to correct 1st argument of getnetbyaddr(3) in
ume> this mail.  It is subset of my previous patch.  Since it breaks ABI
ume> compatibility of getnetbyaddr(3), I think it is better to correct
ume> n_net member of struct netent, too.  Since there is objection, the
ume> patch leaves struct addrinfo as is.  So, it doesn't need to bump any
ume> shlib major.  Is it okay?

Ultimately, I wish to correct struct addrinfo, too.  Since correcting
getnetbyaddr(3) breaks ABI compatibility after all, it seems storange
to me to leave struct addrinfo alone as is.  It is better to take this
occasion to correct struct addrinfo as well.
This breakage is only on 64 bit arch.  The influence will grow as 64
bit arch spreads.  So, I believe it should be done as soon as
possible.

Sincerely,

--
Hajimu UMEMOTO _at_ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
ume_at_mahoroba.org  ume_at_{,jp.}FreeBSD.org
http://www.imasy.org/~ume/
Received on Thu Jun 02 2005 - 17:20:29 UTC

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:38:35 UTC