Messages in this thread | | | From | Rocco Yue <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: if_arp: add ARPHRD_PUREIP type | Date | Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:01:07 +0800 |
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> Does changelog mean adding these details to the commit message ? > > Yes please. >
will do.
> > > And are these user-visable flags documented in a man page or something > > > else somewhere? If not, how does userspace know about them? > > > > > > > There are mappings of these device types value in the libc: > > "/bionic/libc/kernel/uapi/linux/if_arp.h". > > userspace can get it from here. > > Yes, they will show up in a libc definition, but where is it documented > in text form what the flag does?
Judging from the changes of ARPHRD_xxx submitted before, I am sorry I could not find the corresponding doucuments to describe their respective behaviors in details. Perhaps the best way to understand their behaviors is to read the code directly.
Thanks, Rocco
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