From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Morris Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/02] net/ipv6: seperate sit driver to extra module Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 01:32:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <20061006093402.GA12460@zlug.org> <20061006.215935.92667295.yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> <20061006151556.GA15637@zlug.org> <20061007010517.3b9db240.billfink@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Joerg Roedel , "YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / ?$B5HF#1QL@" , netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net Return-path: Received: from mail8.sea5.speakeasy.net ([69.17.117.10]:54665 "EHLO mail8.sea5.speakeasy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751746AbWJGFcJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Oct 2006 01:32:09 -0400 To: Bill Fink In-Reply-To: <20061007010517.3b9db240.billfink@mindspring.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Bill Fink wrote: > On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:15:56 +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote: > > > +config IPV6_SIT > > + tristate "IPv6: IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnel (SIT driver)" > > + depends on IPV6 > > + default y > > + ---help--- > > + Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within > > + another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the > > + encapsulating protocol. This driver implements encapsulation of IPv6 > > + into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6 > > + networks over an IPv4-only path. > > + > > + Saying M here will produce a module called sit.ko. If unsure, say N. > > >From a user perspective, I believe it should say "If unsure, say Y". > The unsure case for the unsure user should be the case that works for > the broadest possible usage spectrum, which would be the 'Y' case. > To put it another way, if you pick 'Y' and don't really need it, the > only downside is wasting some memory. But if you pick 'N' and actually > did need it, previously working IPv6 networking would no longer work. > I believe the default setting should match the unsure recommendation. Yes, the unsure value should match the default. People pick the default because they're unsure. -- James Morris