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Re: [RFC] Extend netlink error codes

To: Thomas Graf <tgraf@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Extend netlink error codes
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:07:36 -0700
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:51:58 +0200
Thomas Graf <tgraf@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Once in netlink_ack, split the combined error message again,
> fill the existing errno into nlerrmsg.error and provide the
> netlink specific error code in a newly introduced TLV. This
> way, no binaries or old applications would break, but
> applications can support it and provide more meanigful error
> message with almost no effort.

It sounds like it could work.

Jamal, any objections to his idea?

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