netdev - Re: [RFC, PATCH 2.6.29.2] Ethernet V2.0 Configuration Testing Protocol, revision 20090428

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:42:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	lnx-netdev@...22607b6285f9c5d5ea31ea9d8a7ac.nosense.org
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC, PATCH 2.6.29.2] Ethernet V2.0 Configuration Testing
 Protocol, revision 20090428

From: Mark Smith <lnx-netdev@...22607b6285f9c5d5ea31ea9d8a7ac.nosense.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:06:44 +0930

> In my opinion, the primary reason why these sorts of testing functions
> have been put in kernels rather than user space is to ensure ubiquity.

By this argument we should have a BGP routing daemon in the kernel
too.

But we don't.

BTW, your email address is rediculious.

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