Re: 2.2 / 2.4 ethernet detection order

On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Andries Brouwer wrote: : I described the cause on Mon, 14 Aug 2000, and soon afterwards : [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent a corrected (I hope - didnt check) : patch to l-k. (Look for: Pekka Riikonen, Re: devfs / eth micro-problems) : : I see that this patch didnt make it into 2.4.0tes

[PATCH] exporting IPv6 symbols

Enclosed is a patch that exports some IPv6 specific symbols on 2.4 so that finally IPv6 is accessible from modules. I bet there are bunch of other functions that needs to be exported as well but this is a start. There are also various IPv6 functions in 2.2 that should be exported for the same r

Re: [PATCH] exporting IPv6 symbols

: What needs access to these ipv6 symbols? Do tell... : For example, any module that performs packet manipulation for example in netfilter hooks using IPv6. Currently such modules might be impossible to do if they need to for example copy and resend packets (they also might need to do route loo

Re: [PATCH] exporting IPv6 symbols

: I mean show me real code, not hypothetical examples. : Like code that I'm doing currently though not ready and not to be included into the main kernel. The point is that corresponding IPv4 symbols are exported as well why should we restrict IPv6? I bet after IPv6 is used more commonly the ne