kern/63317: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and"orphans" simultaneously

[Bjoern A. Zeeb]

The following reply was made to PR kern/63317; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists at lists.zabbadoz.net>
To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius at cell.sick.ru>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: kern/63317: [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and "orphans"
 simultaneously
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:19:42 +0000 (UTC)

 On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 > >Number:         63317
 > >Category:       kern
 > >Synopsis:       [patch] make ng_ether(4) support "lower" and "orphans" simultaneously
 >
 > 	It is mentioned in manpage ng_ether.4, that ng_ether node has
 > 	a limitation:
 >
 >      The orphans hook is equivalent to lower, except that only unrecognized
 >      packets (that would otherwise be discarded) are written to the hook, and
 >      normal incoming traffic is unaffected.  At most one of orphans and lower
 >      may be connected at any time.
 >
 > 	In some cases it is necessary to use both hooks. Examining code
 
 can you please give an example ?
 
 lower = everything
 orphans = lower - protocols known how to handle
 
 So everything you see at orphans you already have seen at lower IMHO.
 
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