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Diffstat (limited to 'package/ppp/patches/101-debian_close_dev_ppp.patch')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/ppp/patches/101-debian_close_dev_ppp.patch b/package/ppp/patches/101-debian_close_dev_ppp.patch index 2a30f45bdd..232b10b521 100644 --- a/package/ppp/patches/101-debian_close_dev_ppp.patch +++ b/package/ppp/patches/101-debian_close_dev_ppp.patch @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +pppd: Close already open ppp descriptors + +When using the kernel PPPoE driver in conjunction with the "persist" option, +the already open descriptor to /dev/ppp is not closed when the link is +reestablished. This eventually leads to high CPU load because the stray +descriptors are always reported as ready by select(). + +This patch closes the descriptor if it is already open when establishing a +new connection. It originated from the Debian project. + +Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org> + --- a/pppd/sys-linux.c +++ b/pppd/sys-linux.c @@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ int generic_establish_ppp (int fd) |