On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:37:43 +0100 Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > With my "Enterprise" hat on, I can see where Andi was coming from > > originally. > > For the record my original motivation was to fix the "TCP exports everything > for ipv6.ko" case cleanly. I later realized that it would be useful for the > ABI stability issues too, but it was really not my primary motivation. > This is why I didn't even mention that in the original patch description. Since ipv6 can never be removed because it references itself, the whole concept of a modular ipv6 is flawed. Sometime ago a patch was sent to remove the ipv6 module unload hooks but as I recall Dave rejected it believing the unload code could be fixed. -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
