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Re: RFC: [2.6 patch] disallow modular IPv6

To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: RFC: [2.6 patch] disallow modular IPv6
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:32:30 -0300
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Em Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 02:14:39AM +0200, Adrian Bunk escreveu:
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 08:39:10PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> What about the following solution (the names and help texts for the
> config options might not be optimal, I hope you understand the
> intention):
> 
> config IPV6_SUPPORT
>       bool "IPv6 support"
> 
> config IPV6_ENABLE
>       tristate "enable IPv6"
>       depends on IPV6_SUPPORT
> 
> IPV6_SUPPORT changes structs etc. and IPV6_ENABLE is responsible for 
> ipv6.o .

Humm, and the idea is? This seems confusing, could you elaborate on why such
scheme is a good thing?

- Arnaldo

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