Re: proposed new if_data variable

From: Bruce M Simpson (bms_at_spc.org)
Date: 08/28/04

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

    On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:05:32PM -0700, 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.

    Please make this change. A merge to RELENG_5 would be highly desirable.

    BMS

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