Author: pluknet Date: Wed Mar 7 14:53:53 2012 New Revision: 232659 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/232659
Log: Move struct if_data basic description to a more suitable place, and remove a bit of .Bx 4.4 history. MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 Modified: head/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 Wed Mar 7 14:50:14 2012 (r232658) +++ head/share/man/man9/ifnet.9 Wed Mar 7 14:53:53 2012 (r232659) @@ -181,13 +181,7 @@ return pointers to these structures. Each interface structure contains an .Vt if_data -structure, which contains statistics and identifying information used -by management programs, and which is exported to user programs by way -of the -.Xr ifmib 4 -branch of the -.Xr sysctl 3 -MIB. +structure used for statistics and information. Each interface also has a .Li TAILQ of interface addresses, described by @@ -734,14 +728,15 @@ is marked or cleared in the interface's .Va if_flags to indicate the current mode of the interface. .Ss The Vt if_data Ss Structure -In -.Bx 4.4 , -a subset of the interface information believed to be of interest to -management stations was segregated from the -.Vt ifnet -structure and moved into its own +The .Vt if_data -structure to facilitate its use by user programs. +structure contains statistics and identifying information used +by management programs, and which is exported to user programs by way +of the +.Xr ifmib 4 +branch of the +.Xr sysctl 3 +MIB. The following elements of the .Vt if_data structure are initialized by the interface and are not expected to change _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
