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Date:   Mon, 4 Nov 2019 15:56:57 +0100 (CET)
From:   Marta Rybczynska <mrybczyn@kalray.eu>
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----- On 4 Nov, 2019, at 15:51, Charles Machalow csm10495@gmail.com wrote:

> For this one yes, UAPI size changes. Though I believe this IOCTL
> hasn't been in a released Kernel yet (just RC). Technically it may be
> changeable as a fix until the next Kernel is released. I do think its
> a useful enough
> change to warrant a late fix.

The old one is in UAPI for years. The new one is not yet, right. I'm OK
to change the new structure. To have compatibility you would have to use
the new structure (at least its size) in the user space code. This is
what you'd liek to do?

Marta