Re: 2.4.26-pre1: SCTP compile error

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:53:58 -0800 (PST)
Sridhar Samudrala <sri@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I missed this warning as i don't have irda enabled in my config.
> A simple fix would be to rename the macro in sctp.h to
> SCTP_MSECS_TO_JIFFIES.

I've fixed this in my tree.

> > ipv6.c: In function `sctp_v6_xmit':
> > ipv6.c:189: request for member `in6_u' in something not a structure or union
> > ipv6.c:189: request for member `in6_u' in something not a structure or union
> 
> I am not seeing these errors with either gcc3.2.2 or gcc2.96. But, looking at 
> the
> code, this definitely seems to be a problem. Not sure why the newer versions 
> of
> gcc didn't catch them.

It's trying to use NIP6() on an object that is not a struct in6_addr.
I'll just comment this thing out for now.