Re: IPSEC and MPLS priority for 2.6?

[YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0312180930560.12194-100000@xxxxxxxxxx> (at Thu, 18 
Dec 2003 09:36:15 +0200 (EET)), Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx> says:

> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/must-fix/should-fix-7.txt
> [see below]
> 
> .. I don't agree.  MPLS is only needed for IPsec VPNs in the case that 
> Linux is being used as an MPLS router, like as Provider Edge device.  
> I think it's safe to say this is close to a marginal application of 
> Linux.  I don't think this is Priority 1 ("we're totally lame if we 
> don't do it") thing -- at least from the IPsec perspective.  I'd 
> suggest pushing it down in the priority list.

seconded.

--yoshfuji