Bug#573159: linux/socket.h lacks typedef of sa_family_t

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 02:20:14PM +0100, Guido Günther wrote:
> Package: linux-libc-dev
> Version: 2.6.32-9
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> linux/netlink.h includes linux/socket.h for the definition of
> sa_family_t (see the comment in that file). However the shipped
> linux/socket.h doesn't contain that typedef.
> 
> The upstream kernel headers include the typedef. Please add this to
> socket.h since otherwise compilation of userspace programs (e.g. the
> check for macvtap in libvirt) fails.
 
This change went upstream in 2.6.33 so userland will have to deal with it.
There is no point in reverting it.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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