[openib-general] [PATCH 1/6] libibverbs include files changes.

[Roland Dreier]

    Steve> Uh, won't that break binary compatibility?  Or is that not
    Steve> a requirement?  IE: If you make the ibv_* names #defines,
    Steve> then all apps will have to recompile to use the new lib.
    Steve> If you leave them as the real names, then apps can still
    Steve> link to the new lib and run ok...i think...

I don't think the names of structures matters for ABI compatibility --
if I have a header with

 	struct foo {
 	       int a;
 	       int b;
 	};
 	
 	void blah(struct foo *z);

then a binary compiled against that will still work even if I later
change the name of struct foo so I have:

	stuct bar {
	       int c;
	       int d;
	};
	
	void blah(struct bar *z);

after all the layout of struct foo and struct bar are the same.

 - R.