Subject: Re: Cloning network pseudo-devices
To: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/04/2000 09:15:47
> > > ifconfig gif0 create would fail.  I suppose we could print messages
> > > from the pseudo-device attach routines.  Or have some other way for
> > > ifconfig to get a list of available cloners.
> > Add another interface flag - IFF_CLONING ?
>That wouldn't help.  I think I have a nice way to do this, and I'll
>investigate it today or tomorrow.

	just fyi - bsdi4 has net.link_layer.generic.<ifname>.numif sysctl
	variable, which can increase the number of pseudo interfaces.
	(if you try to set smaller number, EINVAL)

	I personally like "ifconfig create" better.

itojun