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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] ip autoconfig with modules, kernel 2.4
    On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 09:49:53AM -0700, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
    > Of course, this elminates the need to build kernels with lots of
    > statically linked ethernet drivers or building lots of kernels with
    > specific drivers statically linked in.
    >
    > My hope is that this is seen as a good idea (and a good
    > implementation) and that the patch is accepted into the Linux kernel.

    Hmm, if you've got userspace up and running, and loaded kernel
    modules using insmod, then what's wrong about running a dhcp,
    bootp or rarp client from userspace? You can then drop the
    kernel space IP autoconfiguration code.

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    Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
    http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html

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