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arplookup1(): why static sockaddr_inarp ?

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Subject: arplookup1(): why static sockaddr_inarp ?
From: David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:48 -0500

Does anyone know why 'sin' in arplookup1() is static?  If I had to guess,
it is a throwback to small-memory machines where it was desirable to
save 16 bytes on the stack.

Dave

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