libnet [PSARC/2008/409 FastTrack timeout 07/03/2008]

[James Carlson]

Garrett D'Amore writes:
> Sebastien Roy wrote:
> > Indeed.  With Clearview UV, libnet would either have to be modified to
> > either use libdlpi, or minimally be modified to open DLPI devices out
> > of /dev/net in order to function with vanity naming.  That part, at
> > least, is architectural and needs to be addressed by this case.
> >
> > -Seb
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> This sounds like it really needs to be a Big Question.  Unfortunately, 
> with Clearview, the older style DLPI applications are busted as they 
> won't know how to locate devices.

They're not totally busted.  They still work with the driver-given
name in /dev.  They just won't work with the administratively assigned
name known to dladm and IP.

I see it as a fit-and-finish problem.  Things that integrate into
Solaris ought to work properly with the local Solaris tools and
features.  Things that aren't integrated needn't necessarily work so
well ... though it'd be nice if they did.

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