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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c
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On Friday 26 December 2003 10:09 am, Brian Feldman wrote:
> green       2003/12/26 10:09:35 PST
>
>   FreeBSD src repository
>
>   Modified files:
>     sys/net              if.c
>   Log:
>   Don't truncate the interface name in ifunit().  It's now possible to
> query "very long interface names", e.g.:
>   ndis_atheros0: flags=8847<UP,BROADCAST,DEBUG,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> mtu 1500

I'm not sure this works out well as I believe user-level apps like netstat 
assume interface names are short max-lengthed strings.  I've been using the 
ndis stuff (great work btw) and was thinking instead that it would be nice to 
customize the device by specifying the name at config time.

I think you need to discuss changes like this before committing them.

	Sam