Re: pppoe(4) and PPP_TERM_UNKNOWN_SESSIONS

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost>]

Paul Goyette <paul%vps1.whooppee.com@localhost> wrote:
>While working on the recent modularization of the pppoe(4) driver, I 
>noticed that the PPP_TERM_UNKNOWN_SESSIONS option really controls very 
>little code.  For the modular version of the driver, I turned this code 
>on always, and for both modular and built-in versions, I added a new 
>boolean sysctl variable 'net.pppoe.term_unknown' to actually enable 
>termination of the unknown sessions.

[snip]

>So, I soliciting input on whether to retain the config option, or remove 
>the option completely, relying only on the sysctl variable to control 
>session termination.

I presumed that it was only needed for a system acting as a PPPoE
server.

I think I would like to keep it as a compile time option.

Robert Swindells