Re: freeswan and linux-2.6.0-test9-bk1

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On Tuesday 28 October 2003 10:56, Niki Waibel wrote:
> it seems that support for method b is broken.
> (only working for 2.5.X).
> can someone confirm this?

You can compile KLIPS as a module. It will load so long as then native IPse=
c=20
support is not present in the kernel, and no module is loaded.

> see this from freeswan-snap2003oct28h/packaging/utils/kernelpatch:
> =3D=3D=3D
> case $KERN in
>     2.0) patchname=3Dfs2_0;;
>     2.2) patchname=3Dfs2_2;;
>     2.4) patchname=3Dfs2_4;;
>     2.5) patchname=3Dfs2_5;;
>     *) echo "Invalid kernel patch target: $KERN"; exit 1;;
> esac
> =3D=3D=3D
>
> also -- if i add
>         2.6) patchname=3Dfs2_5;;
> then the ipsec dir which is added to the kernel has an oldstyle
> config setup ... no new 2.6 Kconfig file ...

You are correct; kernelpatch will not patch 2.6 kernels with KLIPS. Our=20
patching routines have not been updated for the newer kernel build/config=
=20
processes. Non-US patches on this front would be gleefully accepted...

- --
Sam Sgro
[email protected]

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