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From: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>
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On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:05:32PM -0700, 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.

Please make this change. A merge to RELENG_5 would be highly desirable.

BMS

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