From: Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@linux.dev>
To: linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@linux.dev>,
Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>,
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@ozlabs.org>,
Dianne Skoll <dianne@skoll.ca>, Jaco Kroon <jaco@uls.co.za>,
James Carlson <carlsonj@workingcode.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] ppp: update Kconfig help message
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 13:00:50 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260402050053.144250-1-qingfang.deng@linux.dev> (raw)
Both links of the PPPoE section are no longer valid, and the CVS version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 <qingfang.deng@linux.dev>
---
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/20260331033303.5664-1-dqfext@gmail.com/
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
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-02 5:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-02 5:00 Qingfang Deng [this message]
2026-04-02 6:04 ` [PATCH net-next v2] ppp: update Kconfig help message Jaco Kroon
2026-04-02 14:43 ` Julian Braha
2026-04-03 23:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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