Re: IPv6 as a module?

Matti Aarnio (matti.aarnio@sonera.fi)
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:45:36 +0300

On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 09:46:22PM +0200, David Weinehall wrote:
> IS IPv6 usable as a module or not? The net/Config.in file claims it isn't,
> but still has the option as a tristate (there's a bool-variant, but that
> one's commented out. STRANGE!)

It is a module, as long as you never unload it..

In 2.3.* series it is module, but the module itself
contains code which makes sure that non-hackers won't
unload it accidentally. (But allows smaller initial
kernel image size.)

I think I did at least once fix it so that it *can* be
unloaded, but I have been way too busy to bring that to
current level..

Yes, here is that old diff:

ftp://mea.tmt.tele.fi/linux/mea-21131ac4-ipv4mod.diff.3

> /David Weinehall
> // David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> /> Northern lights wander \\

/Matti Aarnio

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