Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:53:25 +0200 | From | David Weinehall <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19 |
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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:26:03AM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > David Weinehall: > > Are you saying that Linux should implement compability with _new_ > > features in FreeBSD 4.x, while at the same time frowning at the fact > > that Linux introduces a new API?! The mind boggles at the thought. > > SIOCGIFNETMASK is not "new". It exists in systems as ancient as > SunOS 4.x, which pre dates FreeBSD 4.x by about 10 years. > > Evidence: RTFM the Postfix source code :-) > > In other words, SIOCGIFNETMASK existed long before Linux could plug > into a network.
"[snip] old and the new stuff, please name precisely the objections against portability and compatibility with FreeBSD 4.x aliasing." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is what lead me to my conclusion. Care to clarify? If you simply meant SIOCGIFNETMASK, why not write that instead instead of involving FreeBSD 4.x?!
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