From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Sep  7 15:41:33 2005
Return-Path: <owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62C7916A41F;
	Wed,  7 Sep 2005 15:41:33 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from bmah@freebsd.org)
Received: from a.mail.sonic.net (a.mail.sonic.net [64.142.16.245])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10B6A43D49;
	Wed,  7 Sep 2005 15:41:33 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from bmah@freebsd.org)
Received: from dhcp-168-0-61.packetdesign.com (dns.packetdesign.com
	[65.192.41.10]) (authenticated bits=0)
	by a.mail.sonic.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j87FfWUJ028204
	(version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO);
	Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:41:32 -0700
From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org>
To: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <200509062111.j86LBxZa058494@repoman.freebsd.org>
References: <200509062111.j86LBxZa058494@repoman.freebsd.org>
Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1;
	protocol="application/pgp-signature";
	boundary="=-9NnC/047ReYT9bzR2UiG"
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:41:31 -0700
Message-Id: <1126107691.2239.3.camel@localhost>
Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port 
Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org,
	bmah@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_bridge.c if_ethersubr.c
	src/sys/netinet6 in6_ifattach.c nd6.c nd6_nbr.c
X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree <cvs-all.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>,
	<mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-all>
List-Post: <mailto:cvs-all@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>,
	<mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:41:33 -0000


--=-9NnC/047ReYT9bzR2UiG
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If memory serves me right, Andrew Thompson wrote:
> thompsa     2005-09-06 21:11:59 UTC
>=20
>   FreeBSD src repository
>=20
>   Modified files:
>     sys/net              if_bridge.c if_ethersubr.c=20
>     sys/netinet6         in6_ifattach.c nd6.c nd6_nbr.c=20
>   Log:
>   Add support for multicast to the bridge and allow inet6 addresses to be
>   assigned to the interface.
>  =20
>   IPv6 auto-configuration is disabled. An IPv6 link-local address has a
>   link-local scope within one link, the spec is unclear for the bridge ca=
se and
>   it may cause scope violation.
>  =20
>   An address can be assigned in the usual way;
>     ifconfig bridge0 inet6 xxxx:...
>  =20
>   Tested by:      bmah
>   Reviewed by:    ume (netinet6)
>   Approved by:    mlaier (mentor)
>   MFC after:      1 week

Many thanks!

Bruce.

PS.  Minor clarification on the commit message:  Technically one *could*
assign an IPv6 address to an if_bridge(4) interface before this change,
it just didn't do the right thing.  :-)


--=-9NnC/047ReYT9bzR2UiG
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD)

iD8DBQBDHwor2MoxcVugUsMRAok1AKDeorRUBR2AxghbTkS8Zg+m4ehxwgCfe2hv
gOuQJOW+B29L1IpvOvT9IOI=
=NJwL
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--=-9NnC/047ReYT9bzR2UiG--