Re: kern/46602: rfc6056 sysctl names are odd

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR kern/46602; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
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Subject: Re: kern/46602: rfc6056 sysctl names are odd
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:39:55 -0400

 On Jun 15,  7:25am, yamt%NetBSD.org@localhost (yamt%NetBSD.org@localhost) 
wrote:
 -- Subject: kern/46602: rfc6056 sysctl names are odd
 
 |      -current has the following sysctl mibs.
 | 
 |              net.inet.udp.rfc6056.available
 |              net.inet.udp.rfc6056.selected
 |              net.inet6.udp6.rfc6056.available
 |              net.inet6.udp6.rfc6056.selected
 | 
 |      they seems odd because
 | 
 |              1. they are not udp-specific and inconsist with
 |                 a precedent (net.inet.ip.anonportmin)
 | 
 |              2. using the rfc number as a sysctl name is not appropriate.
 |                 eg. what happens if we add another algorithm?
 |                 something like "portselect" is a better name.
 | 
 |      UDP_RFC6056ALGO socket option has the same problems.
 
 Please suggest new names and I'll change them.
 
 christos