netdev - Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Create module parameter for use

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Date:	Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:21:50 -0700
From:	Paul Stewart <pstew@...omium.org>
To:	Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Create module parameter for use_tempaddr

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com> wrote:
> On 09/12/2011 12:37 PM, Paul Stewart wrote:
>> Hello, folks.  I've been trying to upstream (or open a discussion on)
>> adding a module parameter to enable IPv6 address privacy as a module
>> parameter.  The author listed for if_inet6.c is not a bouncing email
>> address.  Does anyone else have a suggestion for where to get this
>> change vetted?  I'm now CC'ing the author and reviewer of the last
>> module parameter change for ipv6.
>
> I think David would just tell you to be patient, your patch is listed in
> patchwork, http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netdev/list/ , and git.kernel.org
> is still down...

Thanks Brian.  At least I can guess now that I'm sending mail to the
right list. :-)

--
Paul
>
>>>>  static int disable_ipv6_mod = 0;
>>>> @@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ipv6, "Disable IPv6 on all interfaces");
>>>>  module_param_named(autoconf, ipv6_defaults.autoconf, int, 0444);
>>>>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(autoconf, "Enable IPv6 address autoconfiguration on all interfaces");
>>>>
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY
>>>> +module_param_named(use_tempaddr, ipv6_defaults.use_tempaddr, int, 0444);
>>>> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_tempaddr, "Enable IPv6 address privacy for autoconfiguration by default");
>>>> +#endif
>
> I don't know if you want this under an #ifdef, since that could fail a module
> load on certain kernel builds - people might want to put the same entry in a
> conf file whether the kernel supports it or not (if it's accepted).
>
> And you failed to update Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
>
> -Brian
>
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