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Re: kernel network interface incompatibilities between netbsd-4 and netbsd-5?



On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 02:01:02PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>
> Are there known kernel network interface incompatibilities between
> netbsd-4 and netbsd-5?

A buffer overrun in the interface ioctl code was fixed, and some formerly
working but technically incorrect programs that used to work stopped
working when run under binary compatibility.  Unfortunately, this was
unavoidable unless the bounds violation was to be preserved...

Thor


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