From owner-freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 1 21:24:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82A9D1065691 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:24:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brooks@lor.one-eyed-alien.net) Received: from lor.one-eyed-alien.net (cl-162.ewr-01.us.sixxs.net [IPv6:2001:4830:1200:a1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D100C8FC18 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:24:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brooks@lor.one-eyed-alien.net) Received: from lor.one-eyed-alien.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lor.one-eyed-alien.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n51LP7cO005128; Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:25:07 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brooks@lor.one-eyed-alien.net) Received: (from brooks@localhost) by lor.one-eyed-alien.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n51LP6O0005127; Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:25:06 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brooks) Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:25:06 -0500 From: Brooks Davis To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20090601212506.GA2351@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <4A21A4F6.5060709@dougbarton.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="envbJBWh7q8WU6mo" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A21A4F6.5060709@dougbarton.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (lor.one-eyed-alien.net [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:25:07 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of deprecation for network_interfaces != AUTO X-BeenThere: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion related to /etc/rc.d design and implementation." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:24:59 -0000 --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 02:28:22PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Without objection I plan to commit the attached patch before the code > slush, and to MFC the change. I object. Supporting values other than AUTO adds unnecessary complexity (not a lot, but some) and IMO leads to difficulty diagnosing proper system behavior. I'd much rather just delete network_interfaces entirely. I've never seen a valid use case, just failures to understand the current system. > I've never seen the rationale for this, and I use a value other than > AUTO personally for a script I have that tests to see if the wired > interface is up and starts the wireless if not. I've also seen other > users ask about this from time to time, so I'm sure I'm not alone. Please provide this script to support your argument. -- Brooks --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFKJEcyXY6L6fI4GtQRAjhdAJ9hcfAv7CJwp2YNXtkPDp70lhxVawCgowkI Qz1h+PFXwDTCpTvgH6behbQ= =Waah -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo--