Hi Ming-Ching! On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Ming-Ching Tiew wrote: > > I have a question about kernel and patch-o-matic. > > Assuming that I have a kernel 'vmlinuz' before applying > patch-o-matic. > > Then I go ahead to apply patch-o-matic patches, a few I > have applied, say TTL and CONNMARK. Then I go ahead to > recompile a new kernel but those new netfilter features I specify > them as modules. Then I compile the new modules. In this > example, I would get ipt_TTL.o and ipt_CONNMARK.o as result. > > My question is what is the impact of using this ipt_CONNMARK.o > or ipt_TTL.o with the kernel 'vmlinuz' prior to applying patch-o-matic ? > I tried loading it, it does not seem to have any problem. I got loaded. > There is also no error in the iptables commands. > > It is safe to using the new modules with the old kernel ? Or must I only > use it with the new kernel ? > Hello, as long as your old kernel is the same version as the new modules, I don't see why you should encounter any trouble. One of the aims in using modules with kernel is the possibility to compile new modules if you add some new hardware, or if you patch the modules source without having to recompile the whole stuff. regards Frederic. -- Frederic de Villamil http://www.seclab.jp
