Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:44:16 +0000 From: =?utf-8?Q?Mina_Gali=C4=87?= <freebsd@igalic.co> To: hps@selasky.org, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-infiniband@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Ifconfig limitations Message-ID: <fhp1gy5B7PavSt8LECZHjJyr_8yTa1e9iDID-bLO0iTxV9Jj8EX2Hlrok1kq_v0CC2KUVI36Nn4hfh7jHT9k3gN2f7z2WEtDsyDDqde0oDM=@igalic.co> In-Reply-To: <fff88b1b-8d61-3941-78a1-cfe9b24bad9f@selasky.org> References: <IVmRoS9TeDkyGukaM0qZFV5cJHYqgRVSK9j6QcGojTxcZO5PIXxaXLWyoMNCyfwsjJDMtGJpRy0wQlbZFHej-eOh8zg_HFPI6urBrV8FB9I=@igalic.co> <fff88b1b-8d61-3941-78a1-cfe9b24bad9f@selasky.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi HPS, i don't see those sysctl entries for regular devices? is this infiniband specific? or is there anything I need to enable to get these sysctls? Kind regards, Mina -------- Original Message -------- On 18 Apr 2023, 10:32, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > Hi, All the `/sys/class/net//*` entries are sysctl(8) entries, like Sobczak, pointed out. They are converted simply by replacing "/" with ".", and there are some helper functions in: contrib/ofed/libibumad/sysfs.c: if (sysctlbyname(PATH_TO_SYS(path), str, &len, NULL, 0) == -1) To do this conversion automagically. you specify the Linux equivalent as a "const char *" pointer, and then it looks up the value for you under FreeBSD. We may not have all the entries, but most you need is there, and some additions specific to FreeBSD. --HPS [-- Attachment #2 --] Hi HPS,<br><br>i don't see those sysctl entries for regular devices?<br>is this infiniband specific?<br>or is there anything I need to enable to get these sysctls?<br><br>Kind regards,<br><br><br>Mina<br>-------- Original Message --------<br>On 18 Apr 2023, 10:32, Hans Petter Selasky < hps@selasky.org> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote"><br>Hi, All the `/sys/class/net/<device>/*` entries are sysctl(8) entries, like Sobczak, pointed out. They are converted simply by replacing "/" with ".", and there are some helper functions in: contrib/ofed/libibumad/sysfs.c: if (sysctlbyname(PATH_TO_SYS(path), str, &len, NULL, 0) == -1) To do this conversion automagically. you specify the Linux equivalent as a "const char *" pointer, and then it looks up the value for you under FreeBSD. We may not have all the entries, but most you need is there, and some additions specific to FreeBSD. --HPS </div>
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