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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Batman as a kernel module
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On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 02:05:40PM +0200, Mitar wrote:
> Hi!
>=20
> What are the reasons (except for performance) of Batman being a kernel
> module? Is there a way for running it in user-space? We have some
> servers where we get donated bandwidth, but as people are running also
> other stuff on those servers they do not really like adding kernel
> modules and probably even rebooting servers for upgrading to newer
> Batman versions.

Why not using the out-of-the-tree batman-adv package? You can compile the l=
atest
batman-adv module against the running kernel (it must be >=3D2.6.29). You c=
an find
more details in the README.external file that you will find in the batman-a=
dv
out-of-the-tree package.

Cheers,

--=20
Antonio Quartulli

=2E.each of us alone is worth nothing..
Ernesto "Che" Guevara

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