Re: [multipathtcp] Multipath Address Family

[Pasi Sarolahti <[e-mail]>]

On Nov 24, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Pasi Sarolahti wrote:

>> Stupid question time: what makes redefining sockaddr superior to an
>> extended API call that supplants connect() and accepts an array of
>> sockaddrs?
>
> Another question: is it better to have a compile-time error (or  
> segmentation fault) or run-time error code, if application was built  
> with multi-address support, but system was not?

Uh.. forget what I said about compile-time errors... But I would think  
not changing the API would allow for more elegant error handling when  
multi-address apps are run on old systems that do not support the  
feature.

- Pasi