Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/05] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (3)

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:11:38 -0800

David Miller wrote:
> From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:53:12 -0800
>
>   
>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:35:59 -0800
>> osprey67 <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> From: Fred L. Templin <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>> This message attaches the combined diffs from
>>> messages 01/05 through 04/05. This file should be
>>> suitable for use with the patch utility.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Fred L. Templin <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>>       
>> Isn't increasing the size of struct ip_tunnel_parm
>> going to cause kernel ABI changes?
>>     
>
> Yeah it is, unfortunately.
>   
So we can't take it.  It might be possible to extend the structure if 
you put the
new parameters at the end and handled the compatibility cases correctly.