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SubjectRe: [RFC] Backward compatibility and WAN netdev configuration
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On Feb 01, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl> wrote:

> a) Currently it consists of mid-layer WAN protocols single module (Cisco
> HDLC, FR etc.) + low-level hardware HDLC card driver (C101, N2, PCI200SYN
> etc.). I'm thinking about splitting the protocol module into separate
> modules - it would make them independent, users would be able to
> load, say, FR without PPP or X.25 and underlying syncppp, lapb etc.
> From the technical POV it would be superior to current code but it
> would require sysadmins to change modprobe.conf, add another modprobe
> or something like that. Not a real problem but the upgrade can't be
> automatic.
Why you cannot support autoloading the modules when a specific protocol
is needed?

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ciao,
Marco
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