pppd option 'persist' not working with kernel mode pppoe

I have noticed that the pppd option 'persist' is not working correctly with the rp-pppoe.so plugin in the 2.4.2 CVS-version of ppp. When the connection dies, it will try to reconnect normally, but if the first reconnect isn't successful, pppd just exits. When looking at the rp-pppoe's scripts, I noticed that it just runs pppd in a loop to overcome this problem. Is there really no better solution, like fixing pppd or rp.pppoe.so? A loop-script feels quite like a second-hand solution. Received on Sat Dec 28 04:10:38 2002