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From: Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: incorrect help for NETLINK in 2.2.19
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 18:02:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B12769F.CAC4ED8F@opensource.se> (raw)

Hi all,

I think I've found some incorrect helptexts in 2.2.19:

I've compared the netlink config options for 2.2.19 with 2.4.5.

1. CONFIG_NETLINK - Enabling netlink

   The help in 2.4.5 seems correct to me.
   2.2.19 raves about nodes under /dev with major 36.  (BAD)


2. CONFIG_RTNETLINK - Route messages over netlink.

   2.4.5 seems good here too.
   2.2.19 tells us to create a /dev/route node.        (BAD)


3. CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV - Enable support for major 36 nodes.

   2.4.5 says that this option enables major 36 nodes.
   2.2.19 says nothing useful at all.                  (BAD)


CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV enables major 36 char devices for both 2.2 
and 2.4, right? 

If that is true then I suggest that the 2.4.5-help for NETLINK
is used for next 2.2-kernel.

And - the help for CONFIG_RTNETLINK claims that data sent to the
kernel is ignored. Is that really true?

Tell me if you want a patch.

Thanks /

Magnus Damm


http://opensource.se - open source in sweden

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