In kernel 2.1.113, the struct ucred has changed to 3 __u32 types now.
The problem: sendmsg with SCM_CREDENTIALS are not binary compatible
now with programs/libraries compiled with older kernels.
The advantage: For glibc, we could remove the terrible wrapper function
for sendmsg/recvmsg.
So, will the struct ucred be changed again in the near feature, or
will it stay for ever with this types ? If it will stay, I could
remove the glibc wrappers for the sendmsg/recvmsg syscalls.
Please tell me, that it will not be changed again.
Thorsten
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