Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [net-next] seg6: add support for optional attributes during behavior construction | From | Stefano Salsano <> | Date | Tue, 31 Mar 2020 03:32:11 +0200 |
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Il 2020-03-31 02:49, David Miller ha scritto: > From: Stefano Salsano <stefano.salsano@uniroma2.it> > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 01:23:48 +0200 > >> Of course a new application (e.g. iproute2, pyroute) using a new optional >> parameter will not work on older kernels, but simply because the new parameter >> is not supported. It will not work even without our proposed patch. >> >> On the other hand, we think that the solution in the patch is more backward >> compatible. Without the patch, if we define new attributes, old applications >> (e.g. iproute2 scripts) will not work on newer kernels, while with the optional >> attributes approach proposed in the patch they will work with no issues ! > > Translation: You want to add backwards compatibility problems because > otherwise you'll have to add backwards compatibility problems.
no this is not the correct translation :-) we do not want to add any backward compatility problem
we need to add a number of new parameters, if we keep the current approach these parameters will be mandatory and we will have backward compatibility problems: old applications will not work with new kernels
if we are allowed to add optional parameters, old applications and new applications will be able to work with old kernels and new kernels in any combination
> Sorry, I'm still not convinced. > > You must find another way to achieve your objective.
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