On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:29:39PM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: R> > I have one more idea. Currently we have got 3 interface nodes: ng_ether, ng_iface, R> > ng_eiface. 2 of them already support "getifindex" message, imagine I (or someone else) send R> > you patch tomorrow, which adds support to ng_eiface. OK, now all three support. May be R> > in future some new interface nodes will be developed. R> > R> > Imagine the following: you have node, which is connected to some generic R> > interface (it doesn't know which node type exactly). This node wants to R> > determine interface index of attached interfac. It would send 3 "getifindex" messages with 3 R> > different cookies. Two of messages will always fail, and one return. This is not nice. R> > R> > What I suggest: create a new semi-generic cookie NGM_GENERICIFACE_COOKIE, which will be R> > supported by all interface nodes. Put NGM_GENERICIFACE_GETIFINDEX message under R> > NGM_GENERICIFACE_COOKIE case brackets. If you like this idea, please reply me. And I'll send R> > patches. R> > R> How do you think "ngctl msg ng0: getifindex" works? ;)
So, you suggest to use ASCII message in situation described above? IMHO, ASCII messages were invented for human interface purposes, not for node interaction. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
