Re: [PATCH 6/6] net: Warn when processes listen on AF_INET sockets
Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 at 08:07, Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:28:23 +0100 > David Woodhouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Maybe on this date next year, we could make it not possible to build > > the kernel *without* IPv6... ? > > There are some government agencies that used to require that IPV6 was disabled > for security reasons. Yes they had broken old firewalls I think you missed the big clue here. "This date". Sigh. It's going to be a long long day. Linus