Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:20:15 -0800 (PST) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/63317: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and"orphans" simultaneously Message-ID: <200402250620.i1P6KFWU009944@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/63317; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@cell.sick.ru> 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/
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