Re: [PATCH net-next] pppoe: update Kconfig URLs
Jaco Kroon <[email protected]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:08:46 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.network,gmane.linux.ppp,gmane.linux.kernel |
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| Organization | Ultimate Linux Solutions (Pty) Ltd |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi, On 2026/03/31 09:54, Qingfang Deng wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:21:40 +0200, Jaco Kroon wrote: >> On 2026/03/31 05:33, Qingfang Deng wrote: >>> --- a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig >>> +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig >>> @@ -122,11 +122,10 @@ config PPPOE >>> help >>> Support for PPP over Ethernet. >>> >>> - This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS >>> - repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the >>> - RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>) >>> - which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under >>> - the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE"). >>> + This driver requires the latest version of pppd at >>> + <https://ppp.samba.org>. >>> + Alternatively, see the out-of-tree RP-PPPoE plugin at >>> + <https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/rp-pppoe/>. >> ppp now exclusively has the plugin code (originally from roaring penguin >> I believe). Latest version is no longer relevant, that plugin has been >> available since at least a few versions back already (at least a decade, >> probably closer to two). >> >> That same code has recently been dropped from rp-pppoe, which now >> primarily focusses on pppoe-server, and relies on the plugin now part of >> ppp package itself. rp-pppoe is only required if you're running a >> pppoe-server, and I don't think rp-pppoe at this stage will function >> without ppp. >> >> Most people will never need rp-pppoe. > Thanks for the information. > > I just checked pppd's changelog: version 2.4.2 or later has the PPPoE > plugin. > > I can update the help message accordingly: > > To work in client mode, pppd version 2.4.2 or later is > required. To work in server mode, the pppoe-server command > from the RP-PPPoE package is also required, available at > <https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/rp-pppoe/>. I like this. You have however dropped the ppp.samba.org link, just re-add that I reckon. Signed-off-by: Jaco Kroon <[email protected]> For what my sign-off is worth in this case :). Kind regards, Jaco