Re: sin6_scope_id

[Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 02:36:36AM +0100, Yuji Sekiya wrote:
> 
> > Anyways, there is a unused 16bit field in the linux sockaddr_ipv6,
> > so adding it later for source code compatibility is always possible.
> 
> Really ? Where is a unused 16 bit field ??
> Furthermore, sin6_socpe_id requires 32bit field.

Sorry I was wrong. There isn't. With the 32bit requirement it would
not have been sufficient anyways. Unfortunately it is rather hard to switch
sockaddr* formats in Linux, you would need completely new socket calls
and lots of infrastructure. I see no easy way to do it.

-Andi

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