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Re: [XFRM] Convert XFRM_MSG_* macros to an enum

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [XFRM] Convert XFRM_MSG_* macros to an enum
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:21:41 +1000
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On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 04:11:48PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to add two new xfrm_user messages, FLUSHSA and FLUSHPOLICY.
> > 
> > I've cleaned up the existing MSG definitions by converting them to
> > an enum.  This should make future additions slightly easier in that
> > XFRM_MSG_MAX won't have to be touched again.
> 
> If we end up needing the define macros anyways, after that discussion
> with Yoshifuji, I don't see the point to this change any more and
> therefore I'm not going to apply it.

The point is that with enums we won't have to change XFRM_MSG_MAX
every time a new message type is added.

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