Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:55:02 +1300 From: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@freebsd.org> To: Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: autobridge patch Message-ID: <20060116095502.GC18530@heff.fud.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <20060116105038.79212b42.lists@yazzy.org> References: <20060116091605.GB18530@heff.fud.org.nz> <20060116105038.79212b42.lists@yazzy.org>
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 10:50:38AM +0100, Marcin Jessa wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:16:05 +1300 > > I have a patch here that adds the ability to automatically add an > > interface to a bridge when its attached. This is aimed towards apps > > like qemu or vmware that open a tap interface and need it bridged > > with the network adapter, the user can set up a glob for interfaces > > to be automatically added (eg tap*). It may also be useful for Xen > > dom0 support. > > > > This patch includes a big change to how interfaces are configured in > > userland. Before only physical Ethernet cards were handled by devd, > > now _ALL_ interfaces are (vlans, pflog, pfsync, tap, tun, etc..). This > > has the added bonus that the pseudo interfaces can be configured after > > boottime in rc.conf, ifconfig_xxx="". > > > > Please test this patch, even if you dont use a bridge. Im not in a > > hurry to commit it. > > Very cool, thanks. > Before trying to patch my sources.. > Are the patches for CURRENT only or will they also work on 6.0 ? The patch applies fine to RELENG_6, it will work. -- Andrew
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