From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [IPV6] MIP6: Loadable module support for MIPv6. Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:56:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20070626.235644.90119583.davem@davemloft.net> References: <11799066192758-git-send-email-nakam@linux-ipv6.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: nakam@linux-ipv6.org Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:45060 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751151AbXF0G4Y (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:56:24 -0400 In-Reply-To: <11799066192758-git-send-email-nakam@linux-ipv6.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: nakam@linux-ipv6.org Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:50:19 +0900 > From: Masahide NAKAMURA > > This patch makes MIPv6 loadable module named "mip6". > > Here is a modprobe.conf(5) example to load it automatically > when user application uses XFRM state for MIPv6: > > alias xfrm-type-10-43 mip6 > alias xfrm-type-10-60 mip6 > > Some MIPv6 feature is not included by this modular, however, > it should not be affected to other features like either IPsec > or IPv6 with and without the patch. > We may discuss XFRM, MH (RAW socket) and ancillary data/sockopt > separately for future work. > > Loadable features: > * MH receiving check (to send ICMP error back) > * RO header parsing and building (i.e. RH2 and HAO in DSTOPTS) > * XFRM policy/state database handling for RO > > These are NOT covered as loadable: > * Home Address flags and its rule on source address selection > * XFRM sub policy (depends on its own kernel option) > * XFRM functions to receive RO as IPv6 extension header > * MH sending/receiving through raw socket if user application > opens it (since raw socket allows to do so) > * RH2 sending as ancillary data > * RH2 operation with setsockopt(2) > > Signed-off-by: Masahide NAKAMURA Patch applied, thank you!