Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:48:17 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro. |
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On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:06:45AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 03:00:22PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >... > > of a modular ipv6 is flawed. > > Modules that cannot be unloaded are still useful. Standard case: Distributions > like to offer an option to not use ipv6 because that is popular workaround > for the common "DNS server eats AAAA queries and causes delays" issue. > Forcing the user to rebuild the kernel for this wouldn't be practical. > If ipv6 wasn't modular that would be hard to do.
It should be trivial doing it similar to the selinux=0 boot option.
> -Andi
cu Adrian
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