Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:26:25 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vlans and cloning Message-ID: <44B271A1.9020800@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20060710125919.D35569@mp2.macomnet.net> References: <44B15511.206@errno.com> <20060710125919.D35569@mp2.macomnet.net>
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Maxim Konovalov wrote: > [...] >> This would change the user api but otherwise I can see no reason for >> continuing to support the old mechanism where you do: >> >> ifconfig vlan create >> ifconfig vlan0 vlan 1 vlandev em0 >> >> Anyone _against_ nuking the above? > > As you said it will break POLA and a number of scripts outside our > tree. If it doesn't cost much for us I wouldn't killed "ifconfig vlan > create". > As I said in separate mail having the 2-step procedure provides no functionality and in the future (when I bring in virtual ap support for the wireless system) it will not be possible to create cloned wlan devices w/ a 2-step process. Sam
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