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On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Bill Fink wrote: > On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:15:56 +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote: > > > +config IPV6_SIT > > + tristate "IPv6: IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnel (SIT driver)" > > + depends on IPV6 > > + default y > > + ---help--- > > + Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within > > + another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the > > + encapsulating protocol. This driver implements encapsulation of IPv6 > > + into IPv4 packets. This is useful if you want to connect two IPv6 > > + networks over an IPv4-only path. > > + > > + Saying M here will produce a module called sit.ko. If unsure, say N. > > >From a user perspective, I believe it should say "If unsure, say Y". > The unsure case for the unsure user should be the case that works for > the broadest possible usage spectrum, which would be the 'Y' case. > To put it another way, if you pick 'Y' and don't really need it, the > only downside is wasting some memory. But if you pick 'N' and actually > did need it, previously working IPv6 networking would no longer work. > I believe the default setting should match the unsure recommendation. Yes, the unsure value should match the default. People pick the default because they're unsure. -- James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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