Bug 209370 - sys-apps/iproute2 displays unnecessary information about CONFIG_NETLINK when running on linux-2.6.12+
Bug#: 209370 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: trivial Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: base-system@gentoo.org Reported By: wolf31o2@gentoo.org
Component: Ebuilds
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Summary: sys-apps/iproute2 displays unnecessary information about CONFIG_NETLINK when running on linux-2.6.12+
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2008-02-08 18:27 0000
Description:   Opened: 2008-02-08 18:27 0000 
This is pretty simple.  According to pkg_setup in iproute2, the message only
applies to kernel older than 2.4.17... well, we don't have any kernels that old
in the tree, so either the information is unnecessary, or it's supposed to be
2.6.17 and it's incorrect.

------- Comment #1 From Doug Goldstein 2008-02-08 19:31:17 0000 ------- 
I would say it's really that old. iproute2 is an old package.

Additionally, I believe CONFIG_NETLINK is an old configure option and it's
actually always on for 2.6 kernels.

------- Comment #2 From SpanKY 2008-02-09 20:28:14 0000 ------- 
the version is correct (2.4.17).  i dont know when netlink was always enabled,
but current 2.6 kernels do not allow you to turn it off.  2.6.12+ for sure have
been this way.

------- Comment #3 From SpanKY 2008-03-16 08:33:33 0000 ------- 
the warning is dropped with linux-2.6.23+