netdev - Re: [PATCH] [NET] Exporting of some IPv6 symbols for HIP and SHIM6 experimentation

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Date:	Mon, 05 May 2008 15:00:45 +0900 (JST)
From:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 
	<yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
To:	miika@....fi
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [NET] Exporting of some IPv6 symbols for HIP and SHIM6
 experimentation

In article <Pine.SOL.4.64.0805050847400.8815@...konen.cs.hut.fi> (at Mon, 5 May 2008 08:55:49 +0300 (EEST)), Miika Komu <miika@....fi> says:

> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, David Miller wrote:
:
> > This is not how we do things.
> >
> > When the HIP implementation is submitted for inclusion, the module
> > exports can be added, not before.
> 
> I am sorry but this somewhat conflicts with your earlier statement:
> 
> http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/netdev/2005-03/msg01214.html
> 
> We took an huge effort in our project to move the HIP implementation to 
> the userland. I feel puzzled on how to continue. Please give some advice?

Miika, where are your other patches on top of this?
This kind of change might be okay, but it must be along with
its users, at least.

--yoshfuji
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