Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:34:35 +0500 From: Boris Kovalenko <boris@ntmk.ru> To: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] 802.1p priority Message-ID: <41F0784B.4040109@ntmk.ru> In-Reply-To: <41F01547.35D1B582@freebsd.org> References: <41EF2B6C.2090609@ntmk.ru> <41F01547.35D1B582@freebsd.org>
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Andre Oppermann wrote: >>is this enough for BSD community or should I look and patch something more? > Not a bad idea. :-) Thanks :) > > To make it perfect the packet priority should be settable from anywhere > in the system (ipfw, dummynet, pf, etc.) through a mtag and then inserted > into the ethernet frame header. And it should for for "untagged" frames > too. You don't have to code that though. ;-) Hmmm... I have no knowledge how to do so. If You point me to docs I'll read. > > Please file this patch as PR and post the PR number so we don't forget > about it. Ok, I'll do it more complex. Now, the vlan driver honor the 802.1Q specification and forgot about CFI field too. Yes, it mostly is 0, but someone (especially in FDDI enviroment) may want to set it to 1. So my next patch will allow to set CFI & 802.1p fields. > -- With respect, Boris
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