Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jul 1997 14:56:14 -0700 | From | "Larry M. Augustin" <> | Subject | Re: ppp 2.3.1 patch for Linux 2.1.4x+ |
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This reminds me, I had to modify ppp.c from ppp-2.3.1 to make it work with kernel 2.0.31-pre2. Here is the patch to the ppp.c distributed with 2.3.1. I'm not sure if any of this should be in 2.0.31 or not.
Larry
--- ppp.c Sun Jul 13 20:50:50 1997 +++ /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/ppp.c Mon Jul 21 10:59:54 1997 @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ dev->rebuild_header = ppp_dev_rebuild; #endif - dev->hard_header_len = PPP_HARD_HDR_LEN; + dev->hard_header_len = PPP_HDRLEN; /* device INFO */ dev->mtu = PPP_MTU; @@ -2196,6 +2196,7 @@ struct ppp *ppp = tty2ppp (tty); __u8 *new_data; int proto; + int error; /* * Verify the pointers. @@ -2231,7 +2232,8 @@ /* * Retrieve the user's buffer */ - if (copy_from_user (new_data, data, count)) { + COPY_FROM_USER (error, new_data, data, count); + if (error != 0) { kfree (new_data); return -EFAULT; }
>Newsgroups: linux.dev.kernel >X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA 970321; i386 Linux 2.0.29] >From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@miriam.fuller.edu> >Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:35:26 -0700 >X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu >Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu >Precedence: bulk > >Could you post the patch for ppp please? The patch you included in your >message is something related to omirr I guess. > > >In article <XFMail.970718121604.markorr@intersurf.com> you wrote: > >: On 18-Jul-97 "Jeff Voskamp [MFCF]" wrote: >: >>Version 2.3.0 of ppp(d) seems to be available on the australian site for >: >>some months.... >: >>why isn't it bundled on current kernel releases ?? >: > >: >Actually 2.3.1 is there now. It needs a bit of work for 2.1.xx to >: >get it to compile. I should have some diffs to what's there next week >: >if the weekend doesn't get completely eaten up with other stuff. > >: I'm using 2.3.1 with 2.1.44-pre3 now. I emailed one of the authors and >: he sent me a patch last night. Here it is: > > > >-- >--- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- +++ --- >Please always CC me when replying to posts on mailing lists. >
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