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authorbz <bz@FreeBSD.org>2009-07-26 12:20:07 +0000
committerbz <bz@FreeBSD.org>2009-07-26 12:20:07 +0000
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Update epair(4) to the new netisr implementation and polish
things a bit: - use dpcpu data to track the ifps with packets queued up, - per-cpu locking and driver flags - along with .nh_drainedcpu and NETISR_POLICY_CPU. - Put the mbufs in flight reference count, preventing interfaces from going away, under INVARIANTS as this is a general problem of the stack and should be solved in if.c/netisr but still good to verify the internal queuing logic. - Permit changing the MTU to virtually everythinkg like we do for loopback. Hook epair(4) up to the build. Approved by: re (kib)
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@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd December 15, 2008
+.Dd July 26, 2009
.Dt EPAIR 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm epair
-.Nd Virtual cross-over Ethernet-like interface pair.
+.Nd A pair of virtual back-to-back connected Ethernet interfaces.
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel,
place the following line in your
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if_epair_load="YES"
The
.Nm
is a pair of Ethernet-like software interfaces,
-which are directly connected by a virtual cross-over cable.
+which are connected back-to-back with a virtual cross-over cable.
.Pp
Each
.Nm
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