dhcpcd-discuss

Hi List!

I don't normally work in branches, but I have just created a dhcpcd-6
branch which will only get fixes I need serious from this point onwards.
There will be a new dhcpcd-6 release shortly after I get feedback from
one outstanding ticket.

dhcpcd-7 currently has no new features planned.
However, it will be undergoing some fairy serious code churn to make it
smaller and more efficicent. One idea is to remove all __packed keywords
and instead use compile time assertians that the structure is correct
for on-wire transport. This allows the compiler to generate smaller
code, especially for platforms with strict alignment issues.

The second idea is to merge IPv4 and IPv6 route handling and make it
family agnostic as much as possible.

The third idea is to re-think how dhcpcd handles options, basically
parsing dhcpcd.conf. This is a fairly radical idea as depending on the
outcome existing command line options and configs may not work. This
idea might not even get off the ground .... it's just an idea.
Commentary on this is welcome.

Roy