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From: James Cameron <james.cameron@hp.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:44:06 +0000
Subject: Re: Maximum simultaneous interfaces ppp
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 02:39:59PM +1100, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> ppp_generic.c doesn't use dev_alloc_name, it uses its own allocator
> for unit numbers.

Ah, I see, thanks.  Cardmap, neat.

This is great, I can get rid of some old urban legends in the PPTP
projects that claim that dev_alloc_name needs to be fixed.  People still
bring it up, so I'll begin denying the need.

I've certainly tested between 500 and 1000 interfaces on 2.6.15.

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James Cameron
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