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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:49:53 -0500
To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
Subject: Re: # of bpf devices 
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At 01:32 PM 03/28/2001, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>In message <5.0.0.25.0.20010328133247.036d9370@mail.etinc.com>, Dennis writes:
> >
> >It seems that only 256 bpf devices are supported. How painful would it be
> >to increase that number...I assume its an 8bit varable somewhere? Are there
> >other caveats?
>
>It's pretty trivial.  Send a patch when you are done.


I was hoping to get some useful insight before I looked into it..or if 
there was a sound reason for not expanding them. Im hopeful someone 
brighter will answer.

dennis



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