IPv6 development plan ?

IPv6 development plan ?

[Seong Moon]

Hi theres!

I know that the kernel.org and the usagi have developed the IPv6
functionality seperately.
The usagi says that the their product has applied the kernel.org partially.
Why does not the original kernel apply the entire usagi patch ?

And I want to know the master plan of development of IPv6 including IPv6
routing functions.
Could I know the schedule or plan ?

I read the Linux IPv6 HOWTO written by Peter Bieringer.
He said that 2.6.x kernel series will contain a true and up-to-date IPv6
implementation.
Approximately When can I use 2.6.x kernel ?

TIA

Re: IPv6 development plan ?

[bert hubert]

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 06:10:23PM +0900, Seong Moon wrote:

> The usagi says that the their product has applied the kernel.org partially.
> Why does not the original kernel apply the entire usagi patch ?

Things take time. The kernel people have been accepting USAGI patches at a
steady rate.

DaveM and Alexey have been reworking routing quite a lot, USAGI does not
apply cleanly to that. 

> And I want to know the master plan of development of IPv6 including IPv6
> routing functions. Could I know the schedule or plan ?

"When the time is right".

> He said that 2.6.x kernel series will contain a true and up-to-date IPv6
> implementation.
> Approximately When can I use 2.6.x kernel ?

I use it now, but you may not want to do that for mission critical systems.

Regards,

bert


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