Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 10:26:36 +0200 From: David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com> To: Bob Hall <rjhjr0@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Little question about device driver name Message-ID: <AANLkTinaAdCFbR5h_k5AOZgMmMSz%2B4dhYTh_Qbx9iPFK@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100924174943.GA4468@stainmore> References: <AANLkTim8F=d%2Bb6t8zVD55ofNFe%2BqU8fKMzYdbRazdF_h@mail.gmail.com> <20100924174943.GA4468@stainmore>
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2010/9/24 Bob Hall <rjhjr0@gmail.com>: > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 07:04:06PM +0200, David DEMELIER wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I just wonder why if_bridge(4) is prefixed by if_ for device name. >> Every other device name like lagg(4), gif(4) are not prefixed with >> this same one. > > if_bridge was based on bridge. I assume that when the updated if_bridge > was introduced, the earlier bridge was still available, so the author > needed some way to distinguish his new module from the earlier module. > > Type "man bridge" and check the Authors section. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > And is there driver bridge still available ? ./boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile:# 64-bit bridge extensions ./boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile:CFLAGS+= -Wa,-mppc64bridge ./modules/Makefile: bridgestp \ ./modules/Makefile: if_bridge \ ./modules/bridgestp/Makefile:# $FreeBSD: src/sys/modules/bridgestp/Makefile,v 1.3.2.1 2009/08/03 08:13:06 kensmith Exp $ ./modules/bridgestp/Makefile:KMOD= bridgestp ./modules/bridgestp/Makefile:SRCS= bridgestp.c ./modules/if_bridge/Makefile:# $FreeBSD: src/sys/modules/if_bridge/Makefile,v 1.6.10.1 2009/08/03 08:13:06 kensmith Exp $ ./modules/if_bridge/Makefile:KMOD= if_bridge ./modules/if_bridge/Makefile:SRCS= if_bridge.c opt_inet.h opt_inet6.h opt_carp.h ./modules/netgraph/Makefile: bridge \ ./modules/netgraph/bridge/Makefile:# $FreeBSD: src/sys/modules/netgraph/bridge/Makefile,v 1.3.36.1 2009/08/03 08:13:06 kensmith Exp $ ./modules/netgraph/bridge/Makefile:KMOD= ng_bridge ./modules/netgraph/bridge/Makefile:SRCS= ng_bridge.c I found netgraph/bridge but it's not the same thing. -- Demelier David
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