| Message ID | 4B5A0991.9080701@hp.com |
|---|---|
| State | Rejected, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:24:49 -0500 > Update IPv6 documentation to describe how to set parameters when it's > built-into the kernel. Reported by <greg@enjellic.com>. > > Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> So are you going to also add a mention of this fact to every single place in the documentation that talks about some arbitrary module option? That doesn't make any sense, and neither does this patch. It's better to make it more apparent that module options can be set on the kernel command line when something is compiled statically into the kernel. That way it only needs to be explained in one place, not in several. I'm not applying this. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
David Miller wrote: > From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:24:49 -0500 > >> Update IPv6 documentation to describe how to set parameters when it's >> built-into the kernel. Reported by <greg@enjellic.com>. >> >> Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> > > So are you going to also add a mention of this fact to every single > place in the documentation that talks about some arbitrary module > option? > > That doesn't make any sense, and neither does this patch. > > It's better to make it more apparent that module options can > be set on the kernel command line when something is compiled > statically into the kernel. > > That way it only needs to be explained in one place, not in > several. I guess Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt is where such things live, can I send you a patch for that or does it need to go through someone else? -Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:28:15 -0500 > I guess Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt is where such things > live, can I send you a patch for that or does it need to go > through someone else? I think lkml is a suitable place to submit something like that. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:42 -0800 (PST) David Miller wrote: > From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:28:15 -0500 > > > I guess Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt is where such things > > live, can I send you a patch for that or does it need to go > > through someone else? > > I think lkml is a suitable place to submit something like > that. > -- Sure, but if it's networking parameters, you (David) could still merge it... --- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:31:33 -0800 > On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:42 -0800 (PST) David Miller wrote: > >> From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> >> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:28:15 -0500 >> >> > I guess Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt is where such things >> > live, can I send you a patch for that or does it need to go >> > through someone else? >> >> I think lkml is a suitable place to submit something like >> that. >> -- > > Sure, but if it's networking parameters, you (David) could still merge it... It's not about networking parameters. It's about adding a generic mention somewhere central that you can set "module parameters" on the kernel command line when a module is built statically into the kernel. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:34:11 -0800 (PST) David Miller wrote: > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:31:33 -0800 > > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:42 -0800 (PST) David Miller wrote: > > > >> From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> > >> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:28:15 -0500 > >> > >> > I guess Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt is where such things > >> > live, can I send you a patch for that or does it need to go > >> > through someone else? > >> > >> I think lkml is a suitable place to submit something like > >> that. > >> -- > > > > Sure, but if it's networking parameters, you (David) could still merge it... > > It's not about networking parameters. OK, I didn't see the patch itself, sorry. > It's about adding a generic mention somewhere central that you can set > "module parameters" on the kernel command line when a module is built > statically into the kernel. Maybe like this, from that same file: Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus '.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as: usbcore.blinkenlights=1 I'll search for the patch... --- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt index 9fd7e21..d52166b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a distro-specific configuration file. +For cases where IPv6 is built-into the kernel, you can set these +parameters by specifying them on the kernel command line, for +example, "ipv6.autoconf=0". + The available ipv6 module parameters are listed below. If a parameter is not specified the default value is used.
Update IPv6 documentation to describe how to set parameters when it's built-into the kernel. Reported by <greg@enjellic.com>. Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com> --- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html