Re: [PATCH] packet_sendmsg_spkt incorrectly truncates an interfacename

[Raj]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, MAEDA Naoaki wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > > Obviously, max name length of a network interface name is IFNAMESIZ-1, 
> > > which is 15.
> > 
> > Yes, but sockaddr_pkt.spkt_device[] is only 14 bytes for some reason.
> 
> Oops! I have not checked it.
> Does anybody know the reason why it is only 14 bytes?
>
include/linux/socket.h
struct sockaddr {
...
char sa_data[14]; /* 14 bytes of protocol address */
};

A 14 byte field here too !. Maybe there is an explanation. 

/Raj
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