git: dddf410362b9 - stable/12 - bridge.4: Document the net.link.bridge.log_mac_flap sysctl variable
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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:11:12 UTC
The branch stable/12 has been updated by zlei:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=dddf410362b9eaf8ae9fe13f5edd9fd67f24046e
commit dddf410362b9eaf8ae9fe13f5edd9fd67f24046e
Author: Zhenlei Huang <zlei@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-04-10 10:07:04 +0000
Commit: Zhenlei Huang <zlei@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-09-01 10:10:40 +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
(cherry picked from commit 3fdb40d1befe7b561e7e5fa0b5c80aac41adc50d)
(cherry picked from commit 5a3f517110ef2d076274ca0cc41668740d62e9c7)
---
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 d787db1aa141..6b32da22efce 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/bridge.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/bridge.4
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 16, 2017
+.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