why is ipv6 fixly compiled in latest F15 and all F16 kernels?

[Reindl Harald]

Am 08.04.2012 21:24, schrieb Frantisek Hanzlik:
>>>> the stack is disabled entirely and the memory footprint may
>>>> be the same as unloaded module and code paths on different
>>>> places which has to check this
>>>
>>> Here I eventually agree with You
>>
>> hm you agree about memory fooprint
>> you can disable ipv6 entirely
>>
>> so again: what is your problem?
> 
> Yeah, finitely we are back at my beginning question, fine.
> Maybe $SUBJECT is incomprehensible, my English is poor.
> I was asked for any reason(s) why now is ipv6 compiled in
> kernel instead of previous (several months ago) state when
> it was kernel module, for years.
> For the present I cannot see any good arguments or references.

well, this link was posted as the last one came up
with this question some days ago:

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-June/003105.html

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