Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:20:52 +0100 From: Thierry Herbelot <herbelot@cybercable.fr> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netgraph into -stable. Message-ID: <38326564.E2784C42@cybercable.fr> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911161720180.25805-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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Julian Elischer wrote: > > I admit that it doesn't seem a minor addition, but > I'd like ot get netgraph down -nto 3.x now that it has been shaken down a > bit in 4.x > > reasons: > 1/ DSL in Canada is now switching rapidly to PPPoE. > 2/ PPP will start using it soon (other than with pppoe) > and we'd like ONE version not 2 for Brian to maintain. > 3/ ISPs who may wan tto use the PPPOE server side are generally running > 3.x, not 4.x Is there any doc on how to implement ISP-side PPPoE ? (or is it PPP over ATM, on the PVCs terminating the ADSL connections ?) TfH > > Supporting facts: > Netgraph is written to generally be non intrusive. > No code is changed in the non "options NETGRAPH" case and only minor > changes are made in normal code paths in the NETGRAPH case. > (with the exception of the if_sr and if_ar drivers) > > I might hold off on some of the more intrusive of those > changes (e.g. no real need to add it to netstat immediatly) > which will not really effect the functionality. > > And last but not least: > We are actually developing Netgraph under 3.3 so we are already keeping > two source trees in sync, 3.3. and 4.0 so we might as well let others get > at it. > > Anyone violently object? > > Julian > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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