From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 24 22:20:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1351116A4CE for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AF8043D2F for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i1P6KFbv009945 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i1P6KFWU009944; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:15 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200402250620.i1P6KFWU009944@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" Subject: Re: kern/63317: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and"orphans" simultaneously X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:20:16 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/63317; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" To: Gleb Smirnoff Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/63317: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and "orphans" simultaneously Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:19:42 +0000 (UTC) On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: Hi, > >Number: 63317 > >Category: kern > >Synopsis: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and "orphans" simultaneously > > It is mentioned in manpage ng_ether.4, that ng_ether node has > a limitation: > > The orphans hook is equivalent to lower, except that only unrecognized > packets (that would otherwise be discarded) are written to the hook, and > normal incoming traffic is unaffected. At most one of orphans and lower > may be connected at any time. > > In some cases it is necessary to use both hooks. Examining code can you please give an example ? lower = everything orphans = lower - protocols known how to handle So everything you see at orphans you already have seen at lower IMHO. -- Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT 56 69 73 69 74 http://www.zabbadoz.net/