Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Feb 2000 12:38:18 +0100 (MET) | From | Gergely Madarasz <> | Subject | Re: Proposed SyncPPP layer modifications |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Jan Kasprzak wrote:
> Gergely Madarasz wrote: > : On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Jan Kasprzak wrote: > : > : > Proposal 2: implement the common device allocation & registration code > : > similar to the init_etherdev() and ether_setup() routines. > : > : The problem I see with this: only syncppp and hdlc protocols can be used > : on those devices this way. The comx drivers support lapb thru the lapb > : stack, and they have a minimal frame relay support too. This would mean > : that different protocols need different initialization stuff, etc... which > : would make quite a mess, unless all the possible sync serial protocols are > : integrated into the syncppp driver... So I don't think this is a good > : idea. > > Folks, I have proposed the init_spppdev() as a _helper_ function, > nothing more. For the ethernet device, you don't have to use init_etherdev() > if you want to allocate, name, and register the device yourself. > The ether_setup() (and sppp_attach()) is here to help you in this case.
Ok, if the driver will show the same interface as now, only a bit extended, it is quite ok with me :)
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