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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: if_detach()
To: matt@lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas)
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:13:17 -0700 (MST)
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> At the time, PRC_IFATTACHED and PRC_IFDETACHED should be added so that
> existing protocols can dynamically attach and detach themselves from
> the interface.
> 
> 	pfctlinput(PRC_IFATTACHED, ifp);
> 
> In a related issue, a pr_destroy could be added to the protosw structure
> to be used to release what pr_init acquired.

Yes.  The init and deinit routines should not be at the same interface
level, even though this complicates the mode;'s layering, it vastly
simplifies implementation for the framework and for the driver writers.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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