From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 11 02:04:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4132216A4CE; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:04:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from green.homeunix.org (pcp04371970pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net [69.140.223.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D389543D41; Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:04:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: from green.homeunix.org (green@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i7B24Xwa001325; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:04:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: (from green@localhost) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i7B24W9X001324; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:04:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:04:31 -0400 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman To: Max Laier Message-ID: <20040811020431.GA981@green.homeunix.org> References: <200408110012.i7B0CRnp039953@repoman.freebsd.org> <200408110333.33418.max@love2party.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200408110333.33418.max@love2party.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: Maksim Yevmenkin cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_tap.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:04:34 -0000 On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 03:33:25AM +0200, Max Laier wrote: > On Wednesday 11 August 2004 02:12, Maksim Yevmenkin wrote: > > emax 2004-08-11 00:12:27 UTC > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > sys/net if_tap.c > > Log: > > Set IFF_RUNNING flag on the interface as soon as the control device is > > opened. > > Erm ... > 1) IFF_RUNNING has a different meaning (for all I know) - "resources > allocated" i.e. address(es) assigned. See if_loop.c for instance. > 2) What are these spl's for? You are not going to MFC that anyway as it would > be user visible. > > I recon a thread with this topic, but I think the outcome was that this is not > a good thing to do. Can't find the thread though. Having written a driver recently, the best I could find is that IFF_RUNNING essentially means not dead... -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\