Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751454AbWCCNwH (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:52:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751460AbWCCNwH (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:52:07 -0500 Received: from mailout.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:1801 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751454AbWCCNwG (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:52:06 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:52:03 +0100 From: Adrian Bunk To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: Jesper Juhl , Herbert Xu , dtor_core@ameritech.net, jgeorgas@rogers.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: make IPV4 modular (was: [2.6 patch] make UNIX a bool) Message-ID: <20060303135202.GP9295@stusta.de> References: <20060301175852.GA4708@stusta.de> <20060302173840.GB9295@stusta.de> <9a8748490603021228k7ad1fb5gd931d9778307ca58@mail.gmail.com> <20060302203245.GD9295@stusta.de> <9a8748490603021240t31f58ea4ycafae4ee8a12095c@mail.gmail.com> <20060302214055.GH9295@stusta.de> <20060302223218.GN9295@stusta.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060126 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1390 Lines: 37 On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 02:31:04PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> Well, not directly topic'ed to CONFIG_UNIX, but if the IPv4 stack was modular > >> (like IPv6), we'd probably gain some 100 KB and would not have to worry about > >> CONFIG_UNIX for a while. > > > >I doubt making the IPv4 stack modular is worth the trouble, but feel > >free to send a patch as a basis for a discussion... > > > It would possibly require EXPORT_SYMBOLs, which you seem to be opposed to... That's not the only point. There are many cases you have to handle correctly. As a simple example, CONFIG_W1=y, CONFIG_NET=m or CONFIG_W1=m, CONFIG_NET=m should compile as expected. But hey, it's open source and much is possible. If you think this would be important send a patch and we have a basis for a discussion. Discussions about probable patches tend to become extremely fruitless. > Jan Engelhardt cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/