On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 08:37:06AM +0000, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 06:14:44PM +0000, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> > Naming the list like the struct itself makes for awful grepping.
> > Distinguish the list name; no functional change.
> >
> > Builds/runs fine on and64 and sparc64.
> >
>
> Ping.
>
> deraadt pointed out how base programs used to use this symbol, e.g.
>
> struct nlist nl[] = {
> { "ifnet" },
> ...
> };
>
> Nothing in base does this anymore, but some ports still do:
> https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=filetype%3Ac+%22ifnet%22&literal=1
>
> net/libgtop2
> net/libnet
> net/net-snmp
> net/nmap
>
> Similar to the upcoming REVISION bump due to struct ifnet's
> if_switchport member removal of some ports, I can go through the above
> list and follow-up on the rename.
I know that such REVISION bumps are cheap but to be honest kvm readers are
known the break frequently and since kvm is disabled by default it is
questionable if these tools are still usable (also it is probably some old
compat code that you find in codesearch.debian.net).
--
:wq Claudio
