AltQ + ng_iface

Daniel O'Connor doconnor at gsoft.com.au
Mon Aug 29 05:19:33 GMT 2005


On Sunday 31 July 2005 22:53, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> > The calling code must always have a reference on the node to ensure that
> > it is not removed while it is running in it. This is sometimes
> > done automatically. This is why there is an ng_callout facility to ensure
> > that the locking andreferences are done automatically and correctly.
>
> OK, I'll look into that.

I see ng_eiface uses ng_send_fn to defer processing until netgraph locking 
allows - should I use it?
(I'll try it later but a definitive answer would be nice :)

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