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Date:      Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:55:46 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        d@delphij.net
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
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r196550 - in head: etc/defaults etc/rc.d share/man/man5
Message-ID:  <4A975542.1060600@FreeBSD.org>
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Xin LI wrote:

> I think /etc/rc.d/static_arp stop should revert what was done by
> static_arp start by removing entries from the ARP table. 

I agree with you.

> Gleb has
> kindly worked out a patch that adds '-d -f' functionality.

But wouldn't it be easier to just parse the file and undo whatever arp
-f does? It's up to you, but I would not be supportive of making
changes to the arp binary this late in the release cycle.


Doug



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