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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] IPv6: add "disable" module parameter support to
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From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:37:19 -0500

> 
> Add "disable" module parameter support to ipv6.ko by specifying
> "disable=1" on module load.  We just do the minimum of initializing
> inetsw6[] so calls from other modules to inet6_register_protosw()
> won't OOPs, then bail out.  No IPv6 addresses or sockets can be
> created as a result, and a reboot is required to enable IPv6.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com>

Applied, but you have to do something about your email client
and what it does to patches Brian.

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