linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

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Message-ID: <20080205212528.5f1e5a32@core>
Date:	Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:25:28 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Glenn Griffin <ggriffin.kernel@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

> >So I don't think it makes much sense to add more code to it, sorry.
> 
> Distributions should then probably deactivate it by default.
> SUSE 10.3 for example still has it enabled on default installs.

Even though I work the loyal opposition to SuSE I'd say SuSE 10.3 is
correct in having it enabled in the build.

Alan
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