Re: VLAN_MTU (was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/fxp if_fxp.c if_fxpvar.h)

From: Yar Tikhiy (yar_at_comp.chem.msu.su)
Date: 05/28/04

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To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>

    On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 08:02:28AM -0700, Brooks Davis wrote:
    >
    > > > Y> Another way I see is to drop automatic fiddling with VLAN_MTU in
    > > > Y> the first place and implement an option for ifconfig(8) so that a
    > > > Y> user/admin can control the capability WRT a particular case, e.g.,
    > > > Y> disable it if a NIC displays erroneous behaviour in long frame mode.
    > > >
    > > > From my point of view this is a good idea.
    > >
    > > The longer I've been thinking of the issue, the more I'm inclined
    > > to take the latter path. I believe that it would conform to the
    > > good tradition of Unix to offer a user as much control as possible
    > > and avoid doing "automagic" tricks behind user's back.
    > >
    > > Therefore I'd like to ask the community: Would anybody mind if
    > > vlan(4) gave up playing with VLAN_MTU on parent interfaces
    > > while a new option to ifconfig(8), say `vlanmtu', was introduced
    > > so that a user could control the feature manually?
    >
    > This seems OK as long as you enabled VLAN_MTU by default as I see you
    > have just done with fxp.

    Thanks for your comment!
    Presently all our network interfaces supporting VLAN_MTU have it
    enabled by default. 

    -- 
Yar
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