Re: [2.6 patch] NETCONSOLE must depend on INET

[Matt Mackall]

On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 04:32:02PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:20:43 -0700
> 
> > This problem also exists in PKTGEN. And this fix is incorrect as
> > neither is dependent on the IP part of the networking stack in any
> > substantive way. The right fix is to make inet_aton available outside
> > of CONFIG_INET (preferred) or making private copies of inet_aton.
> 
> Adrian posted a fix, you whine, that's why Adrian's fix
> went in :-)

Adrian's fix is the moral equivalent of throwing in a cast to shut up
a compiler warning for a legitimate bug.
 
> More seriously, please submit a version of whatever you
> believe to be the more correct fix so it can be reviewed
> and integrated.

Do you have a preferred location to put this function or
shall I invent one?

-- 
Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
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