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Date:      Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:34:22 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: # of bpf devices 
Message-ID:  <98682.985808062@critter>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:49:53 CDT." <5.0.0.25.0.20010328144755.01fd9eb0@mail.etinc.com> 

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In message <5.0.0.25.0.20010328144755.01fd9eb0@mail.etinc.com>, Dennis writes:
>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.

Well, if anybody but you had answered I would have fixed it right away,
but since it would probably help you if I did so I morally can't
defend to do it.

I hope nobody else helps you either...

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