Re: Synchronous board drivers
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:40:45 +0100 (BST)
> If a board needs these kinds of controls, I would much prefer that
> there is a way to get to it without going through the generic PPP
> code. E.g. there could be a character device for the board which can
> have its own set of ioctls for controlling the board. Or it could use
> a file under /proc or something. I would rather not clutter up the
> generic ppp code with stuff for low-level channel control.
Ok. But bear in mind the general code needs to be flexible enough for this.
That really means that drivers should be able to become and leave ppp easily
and that they should be deciding their policy not the ppp code - easy
enough, and thatis how the current syncppp layer works
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