Re: sysctl to disable protocol stack

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost said:
> X-            if (pffinddomain(dom) == 0)
> X+            if ((dp = pffinddomain(dom)) == 0)
> X+                    return EAFNOSUPPORT;
> X+            if (dom_disabled(dp, DOMAIN_NO_SOCKETS))
> X                     return EAFNOSUPPORT;

Why so complicated, adding bloat and runtime overhead?
The protocols could just be removed from the domsw
table, so the normal lookup would do it.
I think this is the way to go because a modular system
should be able to dynamically load/unload network protocols
anyway.
(I had protocol LKMs kind of working years ago when I was
developing ATM stuff.)

best regards
Matthias



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