Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:18:10 -0300 (BRT) | From | Marcelo Tosatti <> | Subject | Re: Why is generic hldc beig ignored? RE:Linux 2.4.22-pre4 |
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Henrique Oliveira wrote:
> Hello !!! > No offence here but the generic hdlc layer's been always confusing. I will > write here what I believe is going on. > Until version 2.4.20 we had the old hdlc layer, with only one source file > hdlc.c. People that wanted to use the new hdlc layer had to apply a patch > provided by Halasa or by the WAN cards vendors. The kernel 2.4.21 came out > with the new hdlc layer, that includes a couple of files: hdlc_generic.c, > hdlc_fr.c, hdlc_ppp.c, hdlc_raw.c, etc. I don't know the status of the -ac > tree but I can say that the kernel 2.4.21 has the new code. > The new hdlc layer really needs new tools. This new tool can (supposedly) be > found at Halasa's web site. I don't know if someone has tested these tools > but I am about to run a test this afternoon. If someone is interested on the > results, just drop me a line.
I am.
Please report the results of your tests and CC lkml.
And Alan, what the -ac tree hdlc changes are about ? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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