Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:37:20 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: proposed new if_data variable Message-ID: <412FB7A0.E6801EA6@freebsd.org> References: <20040827200532.GE22253@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <412F94BC.6360DC17@freebsd.org> <412FB259.5000200@cronyx.ru>
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Roman Kurakin wrote: > > Andre Oppermann: > > >Brooks Davis wrote: > > > > > >>I'd like to proposed adding a new variable, ifi_epoch, to struct > >>if_data. It will be set to the time the counters were zeroed, > >>currently, the time if_attach was called. The intent is to provide a > >>correct value for RFC2233's ifCounterDiscontinuityTime and to make it > >>easier for applications to verify that the interface they are looking at > >>is the same one that had this index last time. > >> > >>Since this will increase the size of struct if_data and thus struct > >>ifnet, the change needs to be made now if it's going to be made for > >>5-STABLE. Any comments on this idea? > >> > >> > > > >I'm all for it! Very useful. > > > This could be other reason to bump version ... I have bumped version to 600001 today due to the permanent pfil_hooks. You can use that if you wish. -- Andre
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