linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix typo in net/ipv6/Kconfig

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Message-Id: <20080425.171852.129256614.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:18:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	macro@...ux-mips.org
Cc:	youvegotmoxie@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix typo in net/ipv6/Kconfig

From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:58:49 +0100 (BST)

> 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."

This patch is already in Linus's tree, someone send me a revert
if they want it changed back.
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