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Why are kernel patches required to install NIST Net? Couldn it all have been done as a kernel module?

April 26, 2017install Kernel module NET NIST patches

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Why are kernel patches required to install NIST Net? Couldn it all have been done as a kernel module?

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You are correct, though it was somewhat non-trivial to accomplish. Starting with version 2.0a.7, NIST Net is entirely modular. That is, no kernel patches are required!