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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: IPX now available
To: jhay@mikom.csir.co.za (John Hay)
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> > What would you need as far as a registration interface in the protocol
> > code to allow you to make it an LKM?
>
> Well I haven't looked at how LKMs work. The problems I see is in
> net/if_ethersubr.c, net/if_loop.c and the device drivers that have to change.
> Maybe we can make those things more generic???

This would be my preference.

We want a registration mechanism for LLC's, another for protocol
families, etc..


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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