linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for March 10 (crypto & NLATTR)

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Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Cc:	geert@...ux-m68k.org, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for March 10 (crypto & NLATTR)

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:08:31 -0700

> I'll have to let David or Herbert answer that.  From my quick look
> at the code, I don't see much use for nlattr.c when CONFIG_NET
> is not enabled.

We want to use the netlink attribute parsers even in non-networking
code, that's what he's trying to do here.
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