#1150209 linux-image-cloud-arm64: please enable CONFIG_PPP=m in the -cloud kernel

Package:
linux-image-cloud-arm64
Source:
linux-image-cloud-arm64
Submitter:
Robert Trebula
Date:
2026-10-07 20:07:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1150209#5
Date:
2026-10-07 06:36:29 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

We would like to use openfortivpn on our AWS instances. These are
running the debian -cloud kernel and this does not have PPP enabled so
the tool does not work.

If you could kindly enable CONFIG_PPP=m in the debian -cloud kernels, it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Robert
#1150209#10
Date:
2026-10-07 07:00:46 UTC
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According to upstream[1],  these both are required:

CONFIG_PPP=m
CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m

Thank you,
Robert

[1] https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn
#1150209#21
Date:
2026-10-07 20:04:29 UTC
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The goal of the cloud kernels is to include only drivers and
functionality commonly used in a cloud environment.  I'm not sure
CONFIG_PPP meets these criteria.

You can install the standard non-cloud kernel on your instances if you
require functionality not available in the cloud kernel.  Will that
address your use case?

noah