Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:11:07 -0700 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Gleb Kurtsou <gleb.kurtsou@gmail.com>, src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.ORG>, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG, Xin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.ORG>, svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG, d@delphij.net Subject: Re: svn commit: r196550 - in head: etc/defaults etc/rc.d share/man/man5 Message-ID: <4A96F66B.9040205@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <4A96F2C4.7020207@FreeBSD.org> References: <200908251907.n7PJ7QiO036868@svn.freebsd.org> <20090825194258.GB1471@tops> <20090826101953.GC3055@garage.freebsd.pl> <4A959020.4040606@FreeBSD.org> <20090827135526.GI1752@garage.freebsd.pl> <4A96CE01.3010904@FreeBSD.org> <4A96E2F3.4080506@delphij.net> <4A96F2C4.7020207@FreeBSD.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Doug, Doug Barton wrote: > Xin LI wrote: >> Doug Barton wrote: >>> Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: >>>> But giving multiple tools to accomplish the same thing might confuse our >>>> users, so its probably not worth it. The proposed solution is good enough. >>> That was the primary focus of my initial concern but enough people >>> have chimed in saying that this would be useful that I have no >>> objections to adding support for 'arp -f' if there is someone who >>> wants to do the work. >> I can do that > > You're under no obligation, but if you want to volunteer that's fine. :) > >> but I'm afraid that the arp(8) part of the change would >> have to wait until 8.0-RELEASE since it would be a new bin feature? >> I'll post a proposed patch for review at freebsd-rc@ shortly. > > I'm confused why arp(8) would need to be modified. Xin, what are your > concerns? And can someone post a working example of this kind of file? I think /etc/rc.d/static_arp stop should revert what was done by static_arp start by removing entries from the ARP table. Gleb has kindly worked out a patch that adds '-d -f' functionality. Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkqW9msACgkQi+vbBBjt66CUkwCeLEPWrf9lBJNpGuOSoClomLQp O14An3nigQbiYLlqcx4+U9Joo1aA9o9K =0kFu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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