Garrett Wollman writes:
> >   Should the kernel insure that ifr->ifr_addr.sa_len is always at
> >   least sizeof(ifr->ifr_addr), or should the user programs adjust
> >   their pointer increment algorithm? At first I assumed the latter
> >   answer (patches below) but now am not so sure.
> 
> The user programs should not use SIOCGIFCONF.

I was hoping for a little more information than that.

OK, imagine a world where you had no choice. THEN what would the answer be?

In other words, I'd like to fix the problem but I don't have time to
rewrite arp, natd, route, etc.

-Archie

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