Subject: Re: ovbcopy
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 07/08/2001 09:07:33
On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 04:57:18PM +0900, itojun@iijlab.net wrote:

 > >I would rather we not do a global ovbcopy macro.
 > 
 > 	i don't understand.  then why do we have bcopy() macro in sys/systm.h?
 > 	what is wrong in having both ovbcopy() and bcopy()?  if you remove
 > 	bcopy macro right now, i can understand your tactics - but i would
 > 	object to that as it will add lots of diffs in thirdparty kernel code.
 > 	(the key to reduce thirdparty codebase synchronization labor is to
 > 	try to reduce any diffs with the origin)

We're in the process of purging bcopy and friends, and right not the only
thing that uses ovbcopy are things that would use net_osdep.h

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>