Re: Errors compiling kernel 2.0.34 patched with ppp 2.3.5 !!!

Mr. James W. Laferriere (babydr@nwrain.net)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 17:51:06 -0700 (PDT)


Hello Alan,

On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Here is a new ppp.c that's been floating around on EFnet IRC for a
>>while that
> > fixes the broken ppp.c kernel patch that comes with ppp-2.3.5. Just replace
> > the ppp.c that's curretly in /usr/src/linux/drivers/net with this one.
>
> Please dont apply that one. It puts back the init_ctrl_blk bug that 2.0.34
> fixed. Please look at 2.3.5, and look at the ppp diff in 2.0.34 apply
> one to the other and use the result otherwise you will get occasional
> lockups especially on big ppp servers

May this work (tm) ?

load a fresh 2.0.34 kernel directory patch it with the
ppp-2.3.5 (make kernel) & then clip out the ppp changes
from the patch-2.0.34.gz & then apply these ?

Tia, JimL
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