linux-kernel - [RFC] reconsider [PATCH] hostname up to 255 character

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Date:   Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:16:08 -0700
From:   Matt Hardcastle <m@...dcastle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC] reconsider [PATCH] hostname up to 255 character

Hi,

In 2006 Randy Dunlap submitted a patch [^1] to increase the supported hostname length to 255 characters. There was some discussion on the patch, but it appeared to go stale.

Are you open to reconsidering the change?

- m@

^1 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20060525204534.4068e730.rdunlap@xenotime.net/