netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] Re: WAN: new PPP code for generic HDLC

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Message-ID: <m3prse2nsc.fsf@maximus.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:10:11 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jeff@...zik.org,
	paulkf@...rogate.com, jchapman@...alix.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Re: WAN: new PPP code for generic HDLC

Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> I would agree with this. There isn't a sane way to sort out the old
> kernel side syncppp (which is useless for todays networks as it doesn't
> do compression, IPv6 or auth protocols) except by going to user space.

Well, I never used compression or auth on fixed line, and that would
require generic PPP. Perhaps we should use it, I don't know.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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