netdev - Re: PF_RING: Include in main line kernel?

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Message-ID: <4AD65ED5.4030801@candelatech.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:29:25 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	zbr@...emap.net, deri@...p.org, shemminger@...tta.com,
	brad.doctor@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PF_RING: Include in main line kernel?

On 10/14/2009 02:49 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Ben Greear<greearb@...delatech.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:27:45 -0700
>
>> Maybe something similar to the attached patch?
>
> This is not something I'm interested in applying.
>
> It makes implementing proprietary complete networking stacks
> for Linux way too easy.
 >
> Instead I'd rather have a GPL exported function that allows indication
> of consumption somehow.

This would mean one hard-coded hook for every application that wanted
this feature, or is there some way to have a gpl_ptype_all?

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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