From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 16 09:54:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA35816A420 for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:54:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thompsa@freebsd.org) Received: from dbmail-mx1.orcon.net.nz (loadbalancer1.orcon.net.nz [219.88.242.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5333343D4C for ; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:54:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thompsa@freebsd.org) Received: from heff.fud.org.nz (60-234-149-201.bitstream.orcon.net.nz [60.234.149.201]) by dbmail-mx1.orcon.net.nz (8.13.2/8.13.2/Debian-1) with ESMTP id k0G9sr5U005725; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:54:53 +1300 Received: by heff.fud.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7EC242843B; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:55:02 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:55:02 +1300 From: Andrew Thompson To: Marcin Jessa Message-ID: <20060116095502.GC18530@heff.fud.org.nz> References: <20060116091605.GB18530@heff.fud.org.nz> <20060116105038.79212b42.lists@yazzy.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060116105038.79212b42.lists@yazzy.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on dbmail-mx1.orcon.net.nz X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: autobridge patch X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:54:57 -0000 On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 10:50:38AM +0100, Marcin Jessa wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:16:05 +1300 > > I have a patch here that adds the ability to automatically add an > > interface to a bridge when its attached. This is aimed towards apps > > like qemu or vmware that open a tap interface and need it bridged > > with the network adapter, the user can set up a glob for interfaces > > to be automatically added (eg tap*). It may also be useful for Xen > > dom0 support. > > > > This patch includes a big change to how interfaces are configured in > > userland. Before only physical Ethernet cards were handled by devd, > > now _ALL_ interfaces are (vlans, pflog, pfsync, tap, tun, etc..). This > > has the added bonus that the pseudo interfaces can be configured after > > boottime in rc.conf, ifconfig_xxx="". > > > > Please test this patch, even if you dont use a bridge. Im not in a > > hurry to commit it. > > Very cool, thanks. > Before trying to patch my sources.. > Are the patches for CURRENT only or will they also work on 6.0 ? The patch applies fine to RELENG_6, it will work. -- Andrew