Subject: Re: fix for if_detach()
To: None <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/10/2003 07:10:06
On Nov 10, 2003, at 4:10 AM, Matthias Drochner wrote:

> It strictly assumes that the is only one AF_LINK address per interface
> and that it is the first in the list.
> Are there cases where this might not hold?

There are many Ethernet devices out there that support multiple MAC 
addresses.  It would be nice to support them by being able to add 
AF_LINK "aliases".  I would prefer we not add any more assumptions 
about "one AF_LINK address" into the code (I'm not sure how many might 
exist right now).

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>