>>>>> On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:51:45 -0800,
>>>>> Brooks Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> > on freebsd 5.0-Release, pim6sd crashes if i execute
>> > ifconfig gifX destroy if it is running in background,
>> > i need to restart it manually.
>>
>> > pim6sd display 'check_vif_state' Device not configured
>> > and exits. any workaround ?
>>
>> A workaround is not to destroy an interface when pim6sd is running on
>> the interface.
>>
>> Note that this kind of trouble is not specific to pim6sd. Dynamic
>> interface creation/deletion is a big architectural change to the
>> traditional BSD kernel, and I bet there are many other applications
>> affected by such an operation.
> The user of the destroy command of ifconfig is expected to be paying
> attention. This is the functionaly equivalent of yanking a NIC out
> of its slot. It is the case that applications that can't handle this
> are broken and need to be fixed becase you shouldn't count on any
> interfaces staying around.
(Just in case) I didn't intend to say create/destroy is the wrong
approach and pim6sd doesn't need a fix. My point is that
create/destroy is a big change that can affect many applications
(including pim6sd) and that a "workaround" is not to use the operation
for now.
JINMEI, Tatuya
Communication Platform Lab.
Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
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