Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sbin/sysctl
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: source-changes
Date: 01/22/2004 19:02:37
>> >Modified Files:
>> >       src/sbin/sysctl: sysctl.8
>> >
>> >Log Message:
>> >Document net.bpf.maxbufsize in sysctl(8).
>> >NB: bpf isn't a PF_, so where to list it in sysctl(3)?
>>
>>hmm...good point.  my first thought was that bpf had to do with
>>networking under the "net" sub-tree, but perhaps it fits better with
>>devices under the "dev" sub-tree?
>
>bpf should be use pseudo_AF_HDRCMPLT as it's address family since
>that exists mostly for bpf's usage.  Calling that net.bpf seems fine
>to me.

alternately, put bpf under net.unspec (CTL_NET.PF_UNSPEC)?

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