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Date:      Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:58:07 -0500
From:      Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
To:        obrien@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: # of bpf devices
Message-ID:  <5.0.0.25.0.20010328165743.03e98220@mail.etinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010328121742.B83100@dragon.nuxi.com>
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At 03:17 PM 03/28/2001, David O'Brien wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 02:49:53PM -0500, Dennis wrote:
> > > >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.
>
>You did.  "pretty trival".  I.E. will not take much work, and no good
>reason not to expand them.  Since you've said so many times you can hack
>your own system, sounds like PHK told you what you needed to know.

What a helpful bunch. thanks.


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