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authorParménides GV <parmegv@sdf.org>2014-10-02 18:07:56 +0200
committerParménides GV <parmegv@sdf.org>2014-10-02 18:07:56 +0200
commit914c5156b014970dde717b9a27c0c69f11cc7d98 (patch)
treecb15666fb01b0f0410327ae7aaa23df444ac3b4c /app/openvpn/doc/android.txt
parent22b7ee4614a2f47d55496de8a9b55040c0f4ba85 (diff)
Binaries from r885 of ics-openvpn, ndk10b 32 bits.
We don't support 64 bits targets because of https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=77004&thanks=77004&ts=1412248443.
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+++ b/app/openvpn/doc/android.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This file documents the support in OpenVPN for Android 4.0 and up.
This support is primarily used in the "OpenVPN for Android" app
(http://code.google.com/p/ics-openvpn/). For building see the developer
-README: http://code.google.com/p/ics-openvpn/source/browse/README.txt.
+README: http://code.google.com/p/ics-openvpn/source/browse/doc/README.txt.
Android provides the VPNService API
(http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/VpnService.html)
@@ -74,3 +74,12 @@ are not specific to Android but are rarely used on other platform.
For example using SIGUSR1 and management-hold to restart, pause,
continue the VPN on network changes or the external key management
--management-external-key option and inline files.
+
+Due to a bug in Android 4.4-4.4.2 there the Android Control will also
+query what action the daemon should take when opening the fd. The GUI
+should compare the last configuration of the tun device with the current
+tun configuration and reply with either
+
+- NOACTION: Keep using the old fd
+- OPEN_AFTER_CLOSE: First close the old fd and then open a new to workaround the bug
+- OPEN_BEFORE_CLOSE: the normal behaviour when the VPN configuration changed