Thread (20 messages) 20 messages, 4 authors, 2026-03-29

Re: [PATCH 00/11 net-next v5] Convert CONFIG_IPV6 to built-in and remove stubs

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2026-03-29 18:50:36
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Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:08:41 +0100 you wrote:
Historically, the Linux kernel has supported compiling the IPv6 stack as
a loadable module. While this made sense in the early days of IPv6
adoption, modern deployments and distributions overwhelmingly either
build IPv6 directly into the kernel (CONFIG_IPV6=y) or disable it
entirely (CONFIG_IPV6=n). The modular IPv6 use-case offers image size
and memory savings for specific setups, this benefit is outweighed by
the architectural burden it imposes on the subsystems on implementation
and maintenance.

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [01/11,net-next,v5] ipv6: convert CONFIG_IPV6 to built-in only and clean up Kconfigs
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/309b905deee5
  - [02/11,net-next,v5] net: remove EXPORT_IPV6_MOD() and EXPORT_IPV6_MOD_GPL() macros
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/0557a34487b1
  - [03/11,net-next,v5] ipv6: replace IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_IPV6) with IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fde39f7df10b
  - [04/11,net-next,v5] ipv6: remove dynamic ICMPv6 sender registration infrastructure
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d2042d35f413
  - [05/11,net-next,v5] ipv6: prepare headers for ipv6_stub removal
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4b70b2021504
  - [06/11,net-next,v5] drivers: net: drop ipv6_stub usage and use direct function calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/29ae61b2fe7e
  - [07/11,net-next,v5] ipv4: drop ipv6_stub usage and use direct function calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d98adfbdd5c0
  - [08/11,net-next,v5] net: convert remaining ipv6_stub users to direct function calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d76f6b170a10
  - [09/11,net-next,v5] bpf: remove ipv6_bpf_stub completely and use direct function calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ad84b1eefe28
  - [10/11,net-next,v5] ipv6: remove ipv6_stub infrastructure completely
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/964870b4b901
  - [11/11,net-next,v5] netfilter: remove nf_ipv6_ops and use direct function calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b2c981e7c465

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