How not to get a protocol implementation merged [LWN.net]

How not to get a protocol implementation merged

Posted Jan 20, 2011 10:28 UTC (Thu) by renox (subscriber, #23785)
In reply to: How not to get a protocol implementation merged by caitlinbestler
Parent article: How not to get a protocol implementation merged

>> Do we really want the kernel cluttered with application protocols that
pose as transport protocols, but have the focus of an application protocol? <<

Well, if those application protocols can be "compiled out" in the kernel configuration, why not?
They could even been regrouped under a 'application specific protocol' group in the kernel configuration which would default to N.
It's quite similar to having a device driver in the kernel for some rare hardware..

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