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Re: kinfo_proc * 2



On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 23:46 +1100, Simon Burge wrote:
> > whilst renaming it 'kinfo_proc_compat31' (or something) and subsequently
> > renaming 'kinfo_proc2' to 'kinfo_proc'.
> 
> I'm not sure this is worth the effort.  kinfo_proc2 is used in exposed
> APIs and thus any existing users of things like kvm_getprocs(3) would
> all need to be changed.  Internal NetBSD code obviously isn't a problem,
> but as it's been a (long) published interface there may well be third
> party code that uses these as well.

I have 3rd party code that uses kvm foo.
It already an #ifdef mess due to differences between the BSD's, no need
to make it worse just do remove a version from a struct name.

Thanks

Roy

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