hi, > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 06:48:10AM +0000, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote: >> hi, >> >> > Module Name: src >> > Committed By: dyoung >> > Date: Thu Aug 13 00:23:32 UTC 2009 >> > >> > Modified Files: >> > src/sys/net: if.c if.h >> > >> > Log Message: >> > Use sysctl(9) to expose to userland each interface transmission >> > queue's maximum length, current length, and number of drops. E.g., >> > >> > % sysctl net.interfaces.bnx0 >> > net.interfaces.bnx0.sndq.len = 0 >> > net.interfaces.bnx0.sndq.maxlen = 509 >> > net.interfaces.bnx0.sndq.drops = 0 >> >> does it work for xvif interfaces? cf. PR/35074 > > Probably not. Thanks for bringing this case to my attention. > > I could change illegal characters in if_xname to dashes or to > underscores in the sysctl node name. Or I could name the node after the > if_index instead of after the if_xname, if the if_xname contains illegal > characters. I guess that I like the latter idea better. What do you > think?
why do you want to use sysctl rather than eg. ioctl? i tend to think that it's an abuse. YAMAMOTO Takashi > > Dave > > -- > David Young OJC Technologies > dyo...@ojctech.com Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933
