Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:46:10 -0500 From: "Bob Johnson" <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: mtm@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merging rc.d/network_ipv6 into rc.d/netif Message-ID: <54db43990711051446y6399b822p6ba9dbb86b65771b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1194301190.75993.3.camel@terra> References: <20070329182906.GB38703@rogue.navcom.lan> <20070405154644.GB1844@rogue.navcom.lan> <20070517131713.GE3228@rogue.navcom.lan> <1194301190.75993.3.camel@terra>
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On 11/5/07, Mike Makonnen <mtm@freebsd.org> wrote: > Most IP related knobs will have an ipv4_ and ipv6_ version. To make the > transition easier rc.subr(8) will "automagically" DTRT for the following > knobs: > gateway_enable => ipv4_gateway_enable > router_enable => ipv4_router_enable > router => ipv4_router > router_flags => ipv4_router_flags > defaultrouter => ipv4_defaultrouter > static_routes => ipv4_static_routes > static_routes_<IF> => ipv4_static_routes_<IF> > route_<XXX> => ipv4_route_<XXX> > dhclient_program => ipv4_dhclient_program > dhclient_flags => ipv4_dhclient_flags > dhclient_flags_<IF> => ipv4_dhclient_flags_<IF> > background_dhclient_<IF> => ipv4_background_dhclient_<IF> > > Please try it and let me know what you think. Personally, I'd prefer the new names be along the lines of ifconfig_<interface>_ipv4, ifconfig_<interface>_ipv6, defaultrouter_ipv4, defaultrouter_ipv6, dhclient_program_ipv4, dhclient_program_ipv6, etc. The alphabetical ordering of my rc.conf file will remain more sensible, at least to my mind. All the dhclient knobs would still be grouped together, etc. But separating rc.conf into an ipv4 section and an ipv6 section (which your names would do) is entirely reasonable, so I don't feel strongly about it. And your names would segregate network configuration knobs from all the other things found in rc.conf, which some might view as an advantage. And this would be a good time to change defaultrouter to default_router! - Bob
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