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Date:	Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:58:49 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Michael Beasley <youvegotmoxie@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix typo in net/ipv6/Kconfig

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, Michael Beasley wrote:

> diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
> index eb0b808..56b4d86 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
> +++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
> @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ config IPV6_SIT
>           Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within
>           another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the
>           encapsulating protocol. This driver implements encapsulation of IPv6
> -         into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6
> +         into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect to IPv6
>           networks over an IPv4-only path.
> 
>           Saying M here will produce a module called sit.ko. If unsure, say Y.
> 
> Two is used in the wrong context here, as you are connecting to an IPv6 network
> over IPv4; not connecting two IPv6 networks to an IPv4 one.

 NAK.  The text correctly describes the scenario.  You have two IPv6
networks, between which you set up a SIT tunnel which transmits data
between the two networks encapsulated in IPv4 packets.  If you find the
text not self-explanatory, then perhaps the sentence could be rewritten as
follows:

"This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6 networks to each other
over an IPv4-only path."

  Maciej
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