Re: ANNOUNCE: Kernel patch 0.0.14

[Su Calderon <micasa@pacific.net.ph>]

Greatly appreciated.

Ed Calderon

Patrick Caulfield wrote:

> As my present to you in this year of the bug: a new kernel patch for Linux 2.2.
>
> The main reason for this is to get a clean patch against 2.2.14 but I've added
> the ability to configure it using module parameters instead on using startnet.
>
> The reasons for this are partly personal in that I've been getting Kernel
> Oopses from startnet for ages and (not being a kernel hacker) I haven't a clue
> why. So, in the true hacker tradition, I avoided the problem and fixed the
> symptom ;-)
>
> To use this you simply insert the module with the two parameters "node" and
> "device" eg:
>
> insmod decnet node=2,234 device=eth0
>
> starts DECnet as node 2.234 (note the comma!) on device eth0.
>
> If the parameters are omitted you can use startnet as normal. This ONLY
> works if you compile DECnet as a module, not if it is part of the kernel.
>
> Contrary to my previous threats I've left dapfs in the patch. I still cling
> to the hope that someone will take it over one day.
>
> Patrick
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