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Date:      Tue, 06 May 2003 14:01:25 -0600 (MDT)
From:      "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        sh@planetquake.com
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bridge config in /etc/rc (patch)
Message-ID:  <20030506.140125.22500726.imp@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <000901c31405$033a4bd0$0300000a@antalus>
References:  <011901c31390$7aef5730$0300000a@antalus> <20030506.062105.70173875.imp@bsdimp.com> <000901c31405$033a4bd0$0300000a@antalus>

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            "Sean Hamilton" <sh@planetquake.com> writes:
: M. Warner Losh wrote:
: | I think I like this syntax and have only one comment.  This seems to
: | match up with ifconfig's aliases fairly well.  However, I think that
: | the model here might be better served by the routes:
: |
: | bridge_names="a b c"
: 
: Instead of this, why not just something like 'set' to find a list of
: variables? Then the user can create bridge0, bridgejim, bridge_bill, or
: whatever they like, and to prevent a bridge from being used, they need only
: comment it out.

Just because it is consistant with how routing is done...  No other
real compelling reason.

: | I'd stick to spaces only, to match the sysctl.  I don't think that it
: 
: Well, the sysctl accepts both spaces and commas.

Then never mind...

Warner



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