Bug#680204: user ifconfig call initiates loading of ax.25 modules

[Ben Hutchings]

On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 10:16:38AM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
[...]
> A two-component version number is perfectly normal, but this code
> doesn't recognize know that and kernel_version() == -1.  As a result,
> the logic
> 
> 	if (kernel_version() < KRELEASE(2, 1, 0))
> 	    force = 1;
> 
> in lib/sockets.c triggers, producing the bug.
 
This needs to be fixed in wheezy, in preparation for later kernel
versions.

Ben.

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