From c54ee20fb932401901ca53546aa05bc5b721c185 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Mackerras Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 12:15:12 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] README: Update for 2.5.1 release Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras --- README | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 89e89b5..588b7b8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -62,8 +62,28 @@ use any IP address. (This only applies where the peer is authenticating itself to you, of course.) -What's new in ppp-2.5.0. -************************ +What's new in ppp-2.5.1 +*********************** + +* Pppd can now measure and log the round-trip time (RTT) of LCP + echo-requests and record them in a binary file structured as a + circular buffer. Other programs or scripts can examine the file and + provide real-time statistics on link latency. This is enabled by a + new "lcp-rtt-file" option. + +* New scripts net-init, net-pre-up and net-down are executed in the + process of bringing the network interface up and down. They provide + additional, more deterministic ways for pppd to interact with the + rest of the networking configuration. + +* Pppd will now create the directory for the TDB connection database + if it doesn't already exist. + +* Various other bug fixes and minor enhancements. + + +What was new in ppp-2.5.0. +************************** The 2.5.0 release is a major release of pppd which contains breaking changes for third-party plugins, a complete revamp of the build-system -- 2.39.2