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Re: [UDP] Check encap_type at config time

To: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [UDP] Check encap_type at config time
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:37:51 -0700
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:11:47 +1000
Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The following patch moves the udp->encap_type check from the per-packet
> hot-path into udp_setsockopt().
> 
> As a consequence, this allows user space to detect whether the kernel
> actually supports the encap type that they're requesting.  Pity no one
> did this before the NON-IKE patch was applied.  As it is there is no
> easy way to detect whether NON-IKE support is present.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, looks great.

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