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Re: [GLIBC Patch v2] inet: avoid redefinition of some structs in kernel


On 08/18/2013 09:20 PM, Cong Wang wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-08-16 at 11:47 -0400, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
>> On 08/15/2013 05:28 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
>>> 2013-08-13  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
>>> 	    Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
>>>
>>> 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/in.h
>>> 	[_UAPI_LINUX_IN6_H]: Define __USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS.
>>> 	* inet/netinet/in.h: Move in_addr definition and bits/in.h inclusion
>>> 	before __USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS uses.
>>> 	* inet/netinet/in.h [!__USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS]: Define IPPROTO_MH, and
>>> 	IPPROTO_BEETPH.
>>> 	[__USE_KERNEL_IPV6_DEFS]: Don't define any of IPPROTO_*, in6_addr,
>>> 	sockaddr_in6, or ipv6_mreq.
>>
>> Cong,
>>
>> Given that this is a user visible change could you please file
>> a glibc bugzilla bug in sourceware[1] so we can track the commit and so
>> that future users can reopen the bug to discuss any defects?
> 
> Done, http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15850
 
Perfect.
 
>>
>> Then you need to add the BZ# to the ChangeLog, and whomever
>> commits this for you will mark it fixed in the NEWS. We should
>> also write up a NEWS blurb for this since it's the first explicit
>> header coordination of it's kind and we should highlight that
>> so developers take note and help us coordinate more headers.
>>
> 
> Should I resend this patch with BZ# included?

No need. But the final ChangeLog should have the BZ# in it, and the
committer will add it to the NEWS list of bugs fixed in 2.19.

Cheers,
Carlos.


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