Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 08:39:23 -0800 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> To: Scott Long <scottl@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/em if_em.c Message-ID: <20041103083922.A49431@xorpc.icir.org> In-Reply-To: <41890956.2030705@freebsd.org>; from scottl@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 09:37:42AM -0700 References: <200411031411.iA3EBIqL012134@repoman.freebsd.org> <418905E5.1050605@freebsd.org> <20041103082806.C49241@xorpc.icir.org> <41890956.2030705@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 09:37:42AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: ... > > because sometimes you might need to enable some MAC-based filter > > before you have a chance to access the box. e.g. to set dhcp/bootp > > anbd the like. ... > > I think the link-up/link-down thing is different because it > > happens not just at boot but also whenever the link status > > changes (e.g. when a spanning tree on a switch detects a ... > bootverbose. Situations like what you are saying are rare and/or > one-time occurances. And if you look at drivers like if_ath(no offense ok, but that one time is precisely when you have little or no chance to intervene. Anyways, as long as you keep the MAC printout on by default i am happy :) cheers luigi
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