On 2022-07-27, void <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello misc@ > > I installed 7.1-release to an edgerouter-lite-3 (mips64, octeon). In > the errata, I saw there was a security fix > https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.1/common/005_pppoe.patch.sig > which was especially pertinent as this is a router. So, cvs-uped to > 7.1-stable and built the kernel from those sources as mips64 isn't > supported with syspatch. It installed fine, boots up fine. The problem > is that I can't get pppoe to work. > > Before seeing if it's an issue with pppoe, what I'd like to know is, > should I have also rebuilt the userland? The reason I didn't in the > first place is that the pppoe patch mentions rebuilding/installing the > kernel only, and building the userland will take an age on this hardware. > > Was just building and installing a new kernel incorrect, in this context?
No, the kernel is all you need for that patch. If userland had been needed, the instructions for the patch would have told you what else to build. Was pppoe working before applying the patch, or had you not configured it at that point? -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
