From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 10 May 2001 13:01:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 10 May 2001 13:01:04 -0400 Received: from www.linux.org.uk ([195.92.249.252]:57617 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 10 May 2001 13:00:51 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 18:00:39 +0100 From: Russell King To: "Brian J. Murrell" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip autoconfig with modules, kernel 2.4 Message-ID: <20010510180039.D9771@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20010510094953.C28095@brian-laptop.us.mvd> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010510094953.C28095@brian-laptop.us.mvd>; from brian@mountainviewdata.com on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 09:49:53AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 09:49:53AM -0700, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > Of course, this elminates the need to build kernels with lots of > statically linked ethernet drivers or building lots of kernels with > specific drivers statically linked in. > > My hope is that this is seen as a good idea (and a good > implementation) and that the patch is accepted into the Linux kernel. Hmm, if you've got userspace up and running, and loaded kernel modules using insmod, then what's wrong about running a dhcp, bootp or rarp client from userspace? You can then drop the kernel space IP autoconfiguration code. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html