On Feb 7, 9:40 pm, 捷超 王 <ee07b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, thanks. But i would like to know more detailed. When we build > the OS, we can specify the kernel config file to build against. The > "CONFIG_IPV6" is one item in the kernel config file and if it is set, > something may read this file and adds/builds an IPv6 module containing > the lower layer support for IPv6 connectivity. I would like to know > what is doing this and what module(s) are added in order to design a > full-functional IPv6 DNS for android.
If just changing the kernel config makes it work, then the only reason it didn't work before was the the kernel didn't support IPv6. Changing the kernel config would not effect anything else in the build except the kernel itself. Jim > > Yes, my goal is to design a full-functional IPv6 DNS for android > platform. > > Best wishes > Jiechao Wang > > On Feb 8, 5:58 am, john halewood <john.halew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think you need to understand the OSI 7-layer model properly. If you > > remove IPV6 from the kernel then there is no support for IPV6 in the > > application - it doesn't make any difference to the code in the app, > > the support is not there at a lower level. Same way as if you remove > > kernel drivers for wifi/bluetooth/mobile - you won't get any > > connectivity at all. The application just does it's bit and then hands > > the rest of the work to the next level, and if it's not there, nothing > > happens. > > > Regards > > John > > > On 7 February 2011 02:22, 捷超 王 <ee07b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > At first, I built the source code with "CONFIG_IPV6" not set and tried > > > IPv6 URLs in the Browser and the Browser could not access IPv6 > > > websites. I then built the source code with "CONFIG_IPV6" set and > > > tried again, the Browser works! > > > > But i don't get it. I think the source code of the Browser hasn't been > > > changed, how it can be that the Browser suddenly support accessing > > > websites through IPv6 URLs...? Is it the new kernel config file > > > introduce some modules to be included in the final iso image so that > > > the Browser which utilizes these modules is able to access websites > > > through IPv6 URLs? -- unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
