[PATCH net-next v2] ppp: update Kconfig help message
Qingfang Deng <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Apr 2026 13:00:50 +0800
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-ppp,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Both links of the PPPoE section are no longer valid, and the CVS version is no longer relevant. - Replace the TLDP URL with the pppd project homepage. - Update pppd version requirement for PPPoE. - Update RP-PPPoE project homepage, and clarify that it's only needed for server mode. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <[email protected]> --- v2: - replace TLDP URL with pppd homepage - update pppd version requirement - document that rp-pppoe is only required for server https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig | 16 +++++++--------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig index f57fba84fe55..753354b4e36c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig @@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ config PPP otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these days support PPP rather than SLIP. - To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described - in the PPP-HOWTO, available at - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have - the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>. + To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd, available at + <https://ppp.samba.org>. Make sure that you have the version of pppd + recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>. The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB. There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for @@ -116,11 +115,10 @@ 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"). + 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/>. choice prompt "Number of PPPoE hash bits" -- 2.43.0