Linux Ethernet Bridging - Apr 2013 - [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Add missing include for in6_addr

ee07c6e7a6f8a25c18f0a6b18152fbd7499245f6 ("bridge: export multicast
database
via netlink") added "struct br_mdb_entry" which includes an
element using the
type "struct in6_addr". The file linux/if_bridge.h is part of the uapi
and not
defining this type in this file or its includes causes build failures in
userspace applications.

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven at open-mesh.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
index 2d70d79..8e3f287 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_IF_BRIDGE_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/in6.h>
 
 #define SYSFS_BRIDGE_ATTR	"bridge"
 #define SYSFS_BRIDGE_FDB	"brforward"
-- 
1.8.2.1

On Thursday 18 April 2013 02:17:38 Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> ee07c6e7a6f8a25c18f0a6b18152fbd7499245f6 ("bridge: export multicast
database
> via netlink") added "struct br_mdb_entry" which includes an
element using
> the type "struct in6_addr". The file linux/if_bridge.h is part of
the uapi
> and not defining this type in this file or its includes causes build
> failures in userspace applications.
It seems this one was already dropped [1]. So, I think it will not be 
different this time.

Just ignore it.

Kind regards,
	Sven

[1] http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1301.1/03024.html
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From: Sven Eckelmann <sven at open-mesh.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:17:38 +0200
> ee07c6e7a6f8a25c18f0a6b18152fbd7499245f6 ("bridge: export multicast
database
> via netlink") added "struct br_mdb_entry" which includes an
element using the
> type "struct in6_addr". The file linux/if_bridge.h is part of the
uapi and not
> defining this type in this file or its includes causes build failures in
> userspace applications.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven at open-mesh.com>
This will conflict with the in6_addr defined by the libc headers, we're
screwed either way here, so we might as well require userspace to include
the libc header that defines this type.