From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 24 22:53:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7D44106566C; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:53:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thompsa@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pele.citylink.co.nz (pele.citylink.co.nz [202.8.44.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68B898FC14; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:53:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thompsa@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pele.citylink.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91373FFE7; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:09 +1200 (NZST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at citylink.co.nz Received: from pele.citylink.co.nz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pele.citylink.co.nz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id IWUOewvjwr5N; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:05 +1200 (NZST) Received: from citylink.fud.org.nz (unknown [202.8.44.45]) by pele.citylink.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:05 +1200 (NZST) Received: by citylink.fud.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id BCE4411434; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:04 +1200 (NZST) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:53:04 -0700 From: Andrew Thompson To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" Message-ID: <20090624225304.GB76680@citylink.fud.org.nz> References: <200906242221.n5OMLVxb032003@svn.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200906242221.n5OMLVxb032003@svn.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r194927 - in head: share/man/man4 sys/net X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:53:11 -0000 On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:21:31PM +0000, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > Author: bz > Date: Wed Jun 24 22:21:30 2009 > New Revision: 194927 > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/194927 > > Log: > Merge from p4: CH154790,154793,154874 > > Import if_epair(4), a virtual cross-over Ethernet-like interface pair. > +The basic intend is to provide connectivity between two virtual > +network stack instances. > +When connected to a > +.Xr if_bridge 4 ... > +.Sh SEE ALSO > +.Xr if_bridge 4 , I wonder if we should start just using bridge(4) again. 6.x is the last release series to include the old bridge code and from 7.0 onwards there is a MLINK for it. Its the only pseudo interface to have a if_ prefix on it when referred to. Andrew