sysctl-controlled key-value store ?

[Andrew Thompson]

On 7 October 2012 06:28, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo at iet.unipi.it> wrote:
> Hi,
> in order to control some netmap feature (namely, which interfaces
> are attached to VALE switches), i would considering the use of
> a sysctl interface triggering a sysctl-proc, something of the form
>
>         dev.netmap.switch.xyz=em0 ix1
>         dev.netmap.switch.foo=ix2 re0

Is it possible to use ifconfig? If a VALE switch was a pseudo
interface and you added real interfaces to it then it would be
consistent with the current networking fu.


Andrew