Add "disable" module parameter support to ipv6.ko by specifying
"disable=1" on module load. We just do the minimum of initializing
inetsw6[] so calls from other modules to inet6_register_protosw()
won't OOPs, then bail out. No IPv6 addresses or sockets can be
created as a result, and a reboot is required to enable IPv6.
Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@hp.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipv6/af_inet6.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..268e5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+Options for the ipv6 module are supplied as parameters at load time.
+
+Module options may be given as command line arguments to the insmod
+or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the
+/etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a
+distro-specific configuration file.
+
+The available ipv6 module parameters are listed below. If a parameter
+is not specified the default value is used.
+
+The parameters are as follows:
+
+disable
+
+ Specifies whether to load the IPv6 module, but disable all
+ its functionality. This might be used when another module
+ has a dependency on the IPv6 module being loaded, but no
+ IPv6 addresses or operations are desired.
+
+ The possible values and their effects are:
+
+ 0
+ IPv6 is enabled.
+
+ This is the default value.
+
+ 1
+ IPv6 is disabled.
+
+ No IPv6 addresses will be added to interfaces, and
+ it will not be possible to open an IPv6 socket.
+
+ A reboot is required to enable IPv6.
+
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index fa2ac7e..90f6d0c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ ...
