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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/z8530book.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/z8530book.tmpl index 42c75ba71ba2..a42a8a4c7689 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/z8530book.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/z8530book.tmpl @@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ device to be used as both a tty interface and as a synchronous controller is a project for Linux post the 2.4 release </para> - <para> - The support code handles most common card configurations and - supports running both Cisco HDLC and Synchronous PPP. With extra - glue the frame relay and X.25 protocols can also be used with this - driver. - </para> </chapter> <chapter id="Driver_Modes"> @@ -179,35 +173,27 @@ <para> If you wish to use the network interface facilities of the driver, then you need to attach a network device to each channel that is - present and in use. In addition to use the SyncPPP and Cisco HDLC + present and in use. In addition to use the generic HDLC you need to follow some additional plumbing rules. They may seem complex but a look at the example hostess_sv11 driver should reassure you. </para> <para> The network device used for each channel should be pointed to by - the netdevice field of each channel. The dev-> priv field of the + the netdevice field of each channel. The hdlc-> priv field of the network device points to your private data - you will need to be - able to find your ppp device from this. In addition to use the - sync ppp layer the private data must start with a void * pointer - to the syncppp structures. + able to find your private data from this. </para> <para> The way most drivers approach this particular problem is to create a structure holding the Z8530 device definition and - put that and the syncppp pointer into the private field of - the network device. The network device fields of the channels - then point back to the network devices. The ppp_device can also - be put in the private structure conveniently. + put that into the private field of the network device. The + network device fields of the channels then point back to the + network devices. </para> <para> - If you wish to use the synchronous ppp then you need to attach - the syncppp layer to the network device. You should do this before - you register the network device. The - <function>sppp_attach</function> requires that the first void * - pointer in your private data is pointing to an empty struct - ppp_device. The function fills in the initial data for the - ppp/hdlc layer. + If you wish to use the generic HDLC then you need to register + the HDLC device. </para> <para> Before you register your network device you will also need to @@ -314,10 +300,10 @@ buffer in sk_buff format and queues it for transmission. The caller must provide the entire packet with the exception of the bitstuffing and CRC. This is normally done by the caller via - the syncppp interface layer. It returns 0 if the buffer has been - queued and non zero values for queue full. If the function accepts - the buffer it becomes property of the Z8530 layer and the caller - should not free it. + the generic HDLC interface layer. It returns 0 if the buffer has been + queued and non zero values for queue full. If the function accepts + the buffer it becomes property of the Z8530 layer and the caller + should not free it. </para> <para> The function <function>z8530_get_stats</function> returns a pointer |