netdev - Re: [RFC, PATCH]: Pass link level header from/to PPP interface

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:51:04 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	urs@...ogud.escape.de
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC, PATCH]: Pass link level header from/to PPP interface

From: Urs Thuermann <urs@...ogud.escape.de>
Date: 10 Feb 2008 10:48:51 +0100

> * Using strace on tcpdump, it seems that libpcap on Linux uses
>   PF_PACKET/SOCK_DGRAM for PPP interfaces and thus is not affected by
>   my patch.

When given a specific device, libpcap uses SOCK_RAW.

I spent some time seriously considering this change but I
can't because it really can potentially break so much stuff.

Sorry.
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