Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:24:10 -0800 From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: auto-definition of a single network interface Message-ID: <p05200f00ba003e259248@[192.168.254.205]> In-Reply-To: <20021119103756.B17963@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> References: <p05200f20b9fd8c66ad17@[192.168.254.205]> <3DD9EA96.F4DEC169@FreeBSD.org> <3DD9F5F5.C5637707@mindspring.com> <20021119103756.B17963@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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At 10:37 AM -0800 11/19/02, Brooks Davis wrote:
>Once the if_xname patch is in, it will be exceedingly simple to add some
>code to ether_ifattach to do that if you really want.
Well, _I_ really want FreeBSD to move in the direction of "plug and play";
this is merely one small contribution. That said, I have some questions
about your suggestion:
* Would it handle non-Ethernet network interfaces? If not, perhaps it's
not at the right level of generality.
* Would your change be smaller (or better in some other way) than the
half-dozen lines of code René has proposed?
* What is the timing on the if_xname patch? Is it imminent or merely
"in the works"? Can you provide a URL (or an explanation) of what
this patch is intended to do?
-r
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