]> git.ipfire.org Git - thirdparty/kernel/stable.git/commitdiff
virtio: don't expose u16 in userspace api
authorstephen hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Fri, 3 May 2013 14:49:41 +0000 (14:49 +0000)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Sun, 19 May 2013 18:38:36 +0000 (11:38 -0700)
[ Upstream commit 77d21f23a1e4db8639e3916547c903a3b3c7a07c ]

Programs using virtio headers outside of kernel will no longer
build because u16 type does not exist in userspace. All user ABI
must use __u16 typedef instead.

Bug introduce by:
  commit 986a4f4d452dec004697f667439d27c3fda9c928
  Author: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
  Date:   Fri Dec 7 07:04:56 2012 +0000

    virtio_net: multiqueue support

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h

index a5a8c88753b9579e8bcc9caed170a6f859a163b1..c520203fac2f4b466f062e49f743e45391ac2f93 100644 (file)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct virtio_net_ctrl_mac {
  * specified.
  */
 struct virtio_net_ctrl_mq {
-       u16 virtqueue_pairs;
+       __u16 virtqueue_pairs;
 };
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ   4