Re: CVS commit: src/sys/net

[Masanobu SAITOH <msaitoh%execsw.org@localhost>]

On 2022/10/25 14:51, matthew green wrote:
> "SAITOH Masanobu" writes:
>> Module Name:	src
>> Committed By:	msaitoh
>> Date:		Mon Oct 24 07:45:44 UTC 2022
>>
>> Modified Files:
>> 	src/sys/net: if_dl.h
>>
>> Log Message:
>> Increase sdl_data so that more then IFNAMSIZ bytes are available.
>>
>>  - Increase the size of dl_data[] from 12 to 24.
>>  - Same as OpenBSD.
> 
> isn't this a binary compat issue?  eg, 'struct sockaddr_dl' changes,
> and that, and things based upon it, are in user interfaces.  i had
> a look and i believe it's a problem, but maybe i missed something.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> 
> .mrg.

struct dl_addr is at the end of struct sockaddr_dl.
dl_data is at the end of struct dl_addr.
So I think it's has no problem for old binaries.

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