Re: kern/46602: rfc6056 sysctl names are odd

[yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost (YAMAMOTO Takashi)]

> 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, 
>       gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Cc: 
> 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

how about:
        net.inet.ip.anonportsel.available
        net.inet.ip.anonportsel.selected
        net.inet6.ip6.anonportsel.available
        net.inet6.ip6.anonportsel.selected

        IP_PORTSEL (IPPROTO_IP-level sockopt, along IP_PORTRANGE)

YAMAMOTOTakashi