Re: proposed new if_data variable

From: Andre Oppermann (andre_at_freebsd.org)
Date: 08/27/04

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    Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:08:28 +0200
To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>

    Brooks Davis wrote:
    >
    > I'd like to proposed adding a new variable, ifi_epoch, to struct
    > if_data. It will be set to the time the counters were zeroed,
    > currently, the time if_attach was called. The intent is to provide a
    > correct value for RFC2233's ifCounterDiscontinuityTime and to make it
    > easier for applications to verify that the interface they are looking at
    > is the same one that had this index last time.
    >
    > Since this will increase the size of struct if_data and thus struct
    > ifnet, the change needs to be made now if it's going to be made for
    > 5-STABLE. Any comments on this idea?

    I'm all for it! Very useful. 

    -- 
Andre
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