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Date:      Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:04:21 +0300
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
Cc:        net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: if_bridge.ko requires INET6...
Message-ID:  <20060201090421.GT4297@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060201005658.A70005@xorpc.icir.org>
References:  <20060201005658.A70005@xorpc.icir.org>

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On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 12:56:58AM -0800, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
L> just noticed that if_bridge.ko fails to load if your kernel
L> is not compiled with INET6 - the failure is actually only
L> on symbols related to stats gathering in
L> bridge_ip6_checkbasic()
L> 
L> I wonder if it might be worthwhile just ignoring
L> those stats when compiling if_bridge as a module,
L> so it can be loaded on ipv4 only kernels ?

If you have compiled the modules as part of buildkernel
target, then all options from kernel would apply to all
modules, thus the bridge_ip6_checkbasic() function won't
be present in if_bridge.ko, and you would successfully
load the module.

P.S. This is not if_bridge neither INET6 problem. This is
generic problem with modules built outside of buildkernel
target.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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