On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 12:55:05PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:11:11 -0800 > Krister Johansen <k...@templeofstupid.com> wrote: > > > > > +config LOWPORT_SYSCTL > > + bool "Adjust reserved port range via sysctl" > > + depends on SYSCTL > > + help > > + This allows the administrator to adjust the reserved port range > > + using a sysctl. > > This looks like a good idea, and makes a lot of sense. > > Please don't introduce yet another config option. All distro's will enable it > anyway. > Having more config options doesn't help reliability or testability. > > Do or do not, please no new config options.
I'd be happy to take it out. It simplifies things for me. I had anticipated that there would be objections to permitting software to get around the current priviliged port restrictions, and thought that perhaps as a compromise having it be compile time option would ease some of those concerns. -K
