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Date:      Thu, 20 May 2004 23:14:47 +0100
From:      Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>
To:        Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ia_netbroadcast
Message-ID:  <20040520221447.GG86489@empiric.dek.spc.org>
In-Reply-To: <40AD1B39.AAF75D9D@freebsd.org>
References:  <20040518092439.GF845@darkness.comp.waw.pl> <20040518024346.A5068@xorpc.icir.org> <20040518100503.GG845@darkness.comp.waw.pl> <20040518034756.A9648@xorpc.icir.org> <20040520152127.GP845@darkness.comp.waw.pl> <40AD1B39.AAF75D9D@freebsd.org>

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On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 10:55:21PM +0200, Andre Oppermann wrote:
> However I'm not yet sure we (better I) understand all implications of
> removing the things you do in your patch.  Please hold off for a moment
> until I've finished thinking and looking through the implications.

I say can it. It appears to have outlived what little usefulness it might
once have had. This is just based on a quick look over what it does in
TCP/IP Illustrated Vol 2 and a look at where it's actually referenced
within the kernel.

If userland needs to see it, it can easily be served up on demand.

Regards,
BMS


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