linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro.

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Message-ID: <20071128164817.GK3406@stusta.de>
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:48:17 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sam@...nborg.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:06:45AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 03:00:22PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>...
> > of a modular ipv6 is flawed. 
> 
> Modules that cannot be unloaded are still useful. Standard case: Distributions
> like to offer an option to not use ipv6 because that is popular workaround
> for the common "DNS server eats AAAA queries and causes delays" issue.
> Forcing the user to rebuild the kernel for this wouldn't be practical.
> If ipv6 wasn't modular that would be hard to do.

It should be trivial doing it similar to the selinux=0 boot option.

> -Andi

cu
Adrian

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