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Commit Message
The Linux version is much more up to date, and is OS-independent.
This introduces net/if_ether.h which just pulls linux/if_ether.h, like
many other such compatibility headers.
---
NEWS | 3 +++
sysdeps/gnu/Makefile | 2 +-
sysdeps/{unix/sysv/linux => gnu}/net/ethernet.h | 2 +-
sysdeps/{mach/hurd => gnu}/net/if_ether.h | 0
sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile | 2 +-
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile | 1 -
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h | 1 +
7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
rename sysdeps/{unix/sysv/linux => gnu}/net/ethernet.h (97%)
rename sysdeps/{mach/hurd => gnu}/net/if_ether.h (100%)
create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h
Comments
Hello,
I have not seen news on this, is it ok to commit?
With regards,
Samuel
Samuel Thibault, le dim. 28 juin 2026 18:59:58 +0200, a ecrit:
> The Linux version is much more up to date, and is OS-independent.
>
> This introduces net/if_ether.h which just pulls linux/if_ether.h, like
> many other such compatibility headers.
> ---
> NEWS | 3 +++
> sysdeps/gnu/Makefile | 2 +-
> sysdeps/{unix/sysv/linux => gnu}/net/ethernet.h | 2 +-
> sysdeps/{mach/hurd => gnu}/net/if_ether.h | 0
> sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile | 2 +-
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile | 1 -
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h | 1 +
> 7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> rename sysdeps/{unix/sysv/linux => gnu}/net/ethernet.h (97%)
> rename sysdeps/{mach/hurd => gnu}/net/if_ether.h (100%)
> create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h
>
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index f9d90c5194..b7ac8bdf05 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Major new features:
> status via prctl syscall. This prevents disabling or corrupting GCS
> shadow stack during runtime.
>
> +* The <net/if_ether.h> header is introduced to provide ethernet header
> + constants and structure, like on BSD.
> +
> Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
>
> * Although malloc and related functions currently return pointers
> diff --git a/sysdeps/gnu/Makefile b/sysdeps/gnu/Makefile
> index 2844d37fa0..fcac64abf3 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/gnu/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/gnu/Makefile
> @@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ sysdep_headers += \
> endif
>
> ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
> -sysdep_headers += net/if_arp.h
> +sysdep_headers += net/ethernet.h net/if_arp.h net/if_ether.h
> endif
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/ethernet.h b/sysdeps/gnu/net/ethernet.h
> similarity index 97%
> rename from sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/ethernet.h
> rename to sysdeps/gnu/net/ethernet.h
> index b468b5b2c4..0f06c1fb24 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/ethernet.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/gnu/net/ethernet.h
> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
> #include <sys/types.h>
> #include <stdint.h>
>
> -#include <linux/if_ether.h> /* IEEE 802.3 Ethernet constants */
> +#include <net/if_ether.h> /* IEEE 802.3 Ethernet constants */
>
> __BEGIN_DECLS
>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/net/if_ether.h b/sysdeps/gnu/net/if_ether.h
> similarity index 100%
> rename from sysdeps/mach/hurd/net/if_ether.h
> rename to sysdeps/gnu/net/if_ether.h
> diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile
> index a5027510af..f5885cfea0 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/Makefile
> @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sysdep_headers += nfs/nfs.h
> endif
>
> ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
> -sysdep_headers += net/ethernet.h net/if_ether.h net/route.h
> +sysdep_headers += net/route.h
> endif
>
> ifeq ($(subdir),nis)
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> index 1efeac5213..4dd5b0013c 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> @@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ endif
> ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
> sysdep_headers += \
> bits/socket-constants.h \
> - net/ethernet.h \
> net/if_packet.h \
> net/if_ppp.h \
> net/if_shaper.h \
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..060ef22070
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ether.h
> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> +#include <linux/if_ether.h>
> --
> 2.53.0
>
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Major new features:
status via prctl syscall. This prevents disabling or corrupting GCS
shadow stack during runtime.
+* The <net/if_ether.h> header is introduced to provide ethernet header
+ constants and structure, like on BSD.
+
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* Although malloc and related functions currently return pointers
@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ sysdep_headers += \
endif
ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
-sysdep_headers += net/if_arp.h
+sysdep_headers += net/ethernet.h net/if_arp.h net/if_ether.h
endif
similarity index 97%
rename from sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/ethernet.h
rename to sysdeps/gnu/net/ethernet.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdint.h>
-#include <linux/if_ether.h> /* IEEE 802.3 Ethernet constants */
+#include <net/if_ether.h> /* IEEE 802.3 Ethernet constants */
__BEGIN_DECLS
similarity index 100%
rename from sysdeps/mach/hurd/net/if_ether.h
rename to sysdeps/gnu/net/if_ether.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sysdep_headers += nfs/nfs.h
endif
ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
-sysdep_headers += net/ethernet.h net/if_ether.h net/route.h
+sysdep_headers += net/route.h
endif
ifeq ($(subdir),nis)
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ endif
ifeq ($(subdir),socket)
sysdep_headers += \
bits/socket-constants.h \
- net/ethernet.h \
net/if_packet.h \
net/if_ppp.h \
net/if_shaper.h \
new file mode 100644
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>