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Really, how many SCTP users are there om the wild... maybe one?

It shouldn't be in GENERIC at the very least!

On 28/01/2015 21:19, Mark Andrews wrote:
>
> In message <20150128194011.2175B19F@hub.freebsd.org>, "Roger Marquis" writes:
>>>> If SCTP is NOT compiled in the kernel, are you still vulnerable ?
>>>
>>> No -- we should have mentioned that too.  For GENERIC kernel however
>>> SCTP is compiled in.
>>
>> Should probably fix that too, in GENERIC, considering how little used this
>> protocol is.
>
> It is not used much because there is not critical mass and you want
> to reduce what little there is out there?  It is a good thing that
> it is in GENERIC.
>
> Mark
>
>> Roger Marquis
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