Re: [PATCH] move tc_u32_mark into pkt_cls.h

[jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 08:28, Thomas Graf wrote:
> * Catalin(ux aka Dino) BOIE 
> <Pine.LNX.4.62.0503110859570.11178@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2005-03-11 09:01

> > 
> > It can die, but there are users that use it.
> > So, I think that as long as u32 will stay in kernel, we can let 
> > mark_in_u32 live.
> > It's a small modification and I think it may stay.
> 
> Everyone told you that it would only be a temporary solution and once
> the meta ematch works flawlessly there is no reason to keep it in the
> tree. In order to give everyone enough time to switch the removal should
> be announced on LARTC mailinglist and commited 2-3 release cycles later.
> 

As an alternative:
we can probably still keep the user space interface the way he has it
and just underneath hide it as meta ematch? This will mean no script
changes - but if it is too much work to hide it, it may not be worth it.

cheers,
jamal