From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pierre Rondou Subject: Re: EXPORT_SYMBOL missing in the kernel? Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:05:22 +0200 Message-ID: <4DDCFE92.1040003@gmail.com> References: <4DDBACA6.2060501@gmail.com> <1306244451.3026.42.camel@edumazet-laptop> <4DDBB71D.6080205@gmail.com> <4DDBD1FD.1070203@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Eric Dumazet , netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, evyncke@cisco.com, guy.leduc@ulg.ac.be, Cyril Soldani To: Jan Engelhardt Return-path: Received: from mailrelay002.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.6.175]:41650 "EHLO mailrelay002.isp.belgacom.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757855Ab1EYNFX (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 May 2011 09:05:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Le 24/05/11 23:32, Jan Engelhardt a =E9crit : > On Tuesday 2011-05-24 17:42, Pierre Rondou wrote: > =20 >> The little complain about NATIVI >> (http://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg18248.html) was >> that no kernel/Xtables developers told me they wanted the module >> inside the kernel/Xtables >> =20 > But they did not say "don't want" either :) > > Sorry, I must have skipped over that mail somehow. It's still in > my inbox, so that means the topic had not been closed. > > The only other "excuse" I can give is that, on a closer look now, the > mail did not contain a merge request, just an offer for help. > (Wording: "If you believe that this module can be included is the > Linux Kernel or in the Xtables-addons framework, I'll be glad and > will help you in this task.") > > If you, or somebody else, wants to have it merged, in either the > kernel or Xtables-addons, please send in a patch, and we will discuss > it from there on. > =20 Ok, I didn't know how adding kernel functionalities works actually... I'll propose a patch to get it added on current dev kernel a bit later=20 (gotta finish writing my thesis first). > =20 >> While I'm sending you an e-mail, I may contribute to your very inter= esting >> "Writing Netfilter modules" ebook. >> =20 > If you replace .pdf in the URL by .lyx, you can get at the source > of the document and make a patch against that if you like. > Other ways to convey your additions are also acceptable - it > is not required to be diff. > =20 Ok, I'll send you a patch or something like that after I finished the=20 writing of my thesis. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-dev= el" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html