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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:44:51 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] net: don't allow INET to be not configured There is no reason to expose turning off TCP/IP networking. If networking is enabled force TCP/IP to enabled. This also eliminates the time chasing down errors with bogus configurations generated by 'make randconfig' For testing, it is still possible to edit Kconfig Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> --- a/net/Kconfig 2012-08-15 08:59:22.910704705 -0700 +++ b/net/Kconfig 2012-09-04 10:39:53.654585718 -0700 @@ -51,26 +51,7 @@ source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" source "net/iucv/Kconfig" config INET - bool "TCP/IP networking" - ---help--- - These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local - Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge - your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window - system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any - other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which - allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). - - For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the - Linux Networking HOWTO, available from - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. - - If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and - "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the - behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in - /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file - <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. - - Short answer: say Y. + def_bool y if INET source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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