der Mouse (mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU) wrote:
: mrg (quotes and) writes:
: 
: >    Log Message:
: >    Now need bpfilter for ppp, since it does packet filtering.
: >    Add files for PPP-Deflate packet compression support.
: 
: > aieee!!
: 
: > why can't the ppp compression code be done in pppd ?
: 
: Briefly, because it would mean every packet would have to cross the
: kernel/user boundary twice, once in each direction.  (Yes, I know this
: doesn't necessarily mean two syscalls per packet.)  At present, I think
: routine data packets never pass through pppd.

Exactly.

Regards,
	Ignatios