Re: [PATCH 08/24] net, diet: Make TCP metrics optional

josh
2014-05-06T21:08:21Z

On Tue, May 06, 2014 at 04:44:10PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:33:11 -0700
>
> > So why bothers 3.15+ Linux kernel? Why not use an old kernel e.g. 2.4.x?
> > 2.4.x kernel doesn't have so many new features you want to get rid of here.
>
> +1

You've got to be kidding. Using 2.4 for a new network-connected device,
today? With all of its potential security holes that nobody is paying
attention to? Easier to fork 3.15 and trim it down than to do *that*.
And there *are* a huge number of useful features in 3.15+, not least of
which drivers for current hardware.

- Josh Triplett