Darren Reed <darrenr@reed.wattle.id.au> writes:
> It occurred to me, in an email elsewhere, that parts of the kernel might
> like to be "notified" when an event occurs in another part of the kernel.
> For example, a network interface going up/down or changing IP address might
> be of interest to another part of the kernel.  My motivation here is that
> IP Filter would do well to know when these events occur, but maybe there
> would be other benefits too.
> 
> Is this a resonable idea ?

We've been discussing such a mechanism for quite some time.

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