Re: [RFC, PATCH 2.6.29.2] Ethernet V2.0 Configuration Testing Protocol, revision 20090428
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2009-04-30 09:43:05
From: Mark Smith <redacted> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:06:44 +0930
In my opinion, the primary reason why these sorts of testing functions have been put in kernels rather than user space is to ensure ubiquity.
By this argument we should have a BGP routing daemon in the kernel too. But we don't. BTW, your email address is rediculious.