From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 11:43:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAE9716A4BF for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:43:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vsmtp3.tin.it (vsmtp3.tin.it [212.216.176.223]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE1D244008 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:43:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from flag@tin.it) Received: from southcross.skynet.org (80.182.24.196) by vsmtp3.tin.it (7.0.019) id 3F4F1DDF0029810E for freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG; Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:43:33 +0200 Received: by southcross.skynet.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7F3FB370; Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:45:54 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:45:54 +0200 From: Paolo Pisati To: FreeBSD_Net Message-ID: <20030905184554.GA676@southcross.skynet.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Useless-Header: Look ma, it's a # sign! X-Operating-System: FreeBSD southcross.skynet.org 4.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE Subject: Reserving a couple of names for custom developed netgraph nodes X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 18:43:35 -0000 Like the subjects says, I think it would be nice to reserve a couple of names (like ng_cust1 & ng_cust2) for user developed netgraph nodes (something like unix did with major&minor numbers of device). With a couple of spare nodes it would be possible to develop and test new netgraph nodes without overwriting already existing nodes i.e. ng_tee. What do you think about it? -- Paolo Italian FreeBSD User Group: http://www.gufi.org Join us at GufiCON4 in Pisa: http://www.gufi.org/guficon4/