netdev - Re: [PATCH] Move IPVS from net/ipv4/ipvs to net/netfilter/ipvs in preparation for IPv6 support

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Date:	Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:07:09 +0900
From:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:	Julius Volz <juliusv@...gle.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Move IPVS from net/ipv4/ipvs to net/netfilter/ipvs in
	preparation for IPv6 support

On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:40:36PM +0200, Julius Volz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This patch moves IPVS from net/ipv4/ipvs to net/netfilter/ipvs, as
> discussed earlier with Horms and Patrick McHardy. This is done as a
> preparation for later adding IPv6 functionality to IPVS. The patch is
> 600kb, so I uploaded it here:
> 
> http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~volz/move_ipvs_to_netfilter.patch
> 
> --------------------------
> Description:
> Move IPVS from net/ipv4/ipvs to net/netfilter/ipvs as a preparation
> for adding IPv6 support to IPVS later on.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julius R. Volz <juliusv@...gle.com>
> --------------------------
> 
> It applies to the current net-2.6 tree and IPVS is working after these
> changes. The patch also moves the IPVS menu options into the Netfilter
> menu subtree. Please let me know if that is ok or has to be changed
> (it seems ok to me, as IPVS depends on Netfilter).
> 
> Again, I'm pretty new to kernel development, so let me know of
> anything that can be done better.

Thanks, I've grabbed the patch and will review it ASAP.
I am going to be mostly offline for about 5 days as I am moving.
So I apologise in advance for being a bit undresponsive during that time.

-- 
Horms

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