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Date:      Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:21:16 +0200
From:      Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in.c
Message-ID:  <20050818232116.GS659@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org>
In-Reply-To: <200508181034.j7IAYUSS015059@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200508181034.j7IAYUSS015059@repoman.freebsd.org>

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Hi Gleb,

> glebius     2005-08-18 10:34:30 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/netinet          in.c 
>   Log:
>   In order to support CARP interfaces kernel was taught to handle more
>   than one interface in one subnet. However, some userland apps rely on
>   the believe that this configuration is impossible.
>   
>   Add a sysctl switch net.inet.ip.same_prefix_carp_only. If the switch
>   is on, then kernel will refuse to add an additional interface to
>   already connected subnet unless the interface is CARP. Default
>   value is off.
>   
>   PR:                     bin/82306
>   In collaboration with:  mlaier

First, thanks for you work.
Do you plan to drop a line about this in a manual page ?  I would like
to help you on this, but I don't think I'm the good guy to do it,
since I don't even use carp(4) interfaces.

Regards,
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
< jeremie at le-hen dot org >< ttz at chchile dot org >



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