Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:08:28 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: proposed new if_data variable Message-ID: <412F94BC.6360DC17@freebsd.org> References: <20040827200532.GE22253@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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Brooks Davis wrote: > > I'd like to proposed adding a new variable, ifi_epoch, to struct > if_data. It will be set to the time the counters were zeroed, > currently, the time if_attach was called. The intent is to provide a > correct value for RFC2233's ifCounterDiscontinuityTime and to make it > easier for applications to verify that the interface they are looking at > is the same one that had this index last time. > > Since this will increase the size of struct if_data and thus struct > ifnet, the change needs to be made now if it's going to be made for > 5-STABLE. Any comments on this idea? I'm all for it! Very useful. -- Andre
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