Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:29:37 +0100
From: Felix von Leitner <felix-kernel@fefe.de>
To: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Remove kernel features (for embedded systems)
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Thus spake John Bradford (john@grabjohn.com):
> > And if it is at all possible, I would like to be able to remove parts of
> > the IP stack, e.g. routing.  In particular, I would like to be able to
> > remove policy routing, if it is at all worth it from the code size point
> > of view.
> Why not just write your own IP stack in userspace, if you're doing a
> heavily embedded system?

People use Linux _because_ of the IP stack.
They just normally don't need all of it.
And I propose to let them remove the parts they don't need.

Felix
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