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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:08:18 UTC
The branch main has been updated by zlei:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3fdb40d1befe7b561e7e5fa0b5c80aac41adc50d
commit 3fdb40d1befe7b561e7e5fa0b5c80aac41adc50d
Author: Zhenlei Huang <zlei@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-04-10 10:07:04 +0000
Commit: Zhenlei Huang <zlei@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-04-10 10:07:04 +0000
bridge.4: Document the net.link.bridge.log_mac_flap sysctl variable
It was introduced in 2d3614fb132b (bridge: Log MAC address port flapping).
Reviewed by: gbe (manpages)
MFC after: 2 weeks
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39465
---
share/man/man4/bridge.4 | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 b/share/man/man4/bridge.4
index e5313430b407..b4dabcbb79bc 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/bridge.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/bridge.4
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd September 7, 2022
+.Dd April 10, 2023
.Dt IF_BRIDGE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ interfaces that are part of the bridge.
For unicast traffic, the bridge learns which MAC addresses are associated
with which interfaces and will forward the traffic selectively.
.Pp
+By default the bridge logs MAC address port flapping to
+.Xr syslog 3 .
+This behavior can be disabled by setting the
+.Xr sysctl 8
+variable
+.Va net.link.bridge.log_mac_flap
+to
+.Li 0 .
+.Pp
All the bridged member interfaces need to be up in order to pass network traffic.
These can be enabled using
.Xr ifconfig 8