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authorpluknet <pluknet@FreeBSD.org>2012-03-07 14:53:53 +0000
committerpluknet <pluknet@FreeBSD.org>2012-03-07 14:53:53 +0000
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Move struct if_data basic description to a more suitable place, and remove
a bit of .Bx 4.4 history. MFC after: 1 week
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@@ -181,13 +181,7 @@ return pointers to these structures.
Each interface structure
contains an
.Vt if_data
-structure, which contains statistics and identifying information used
-by management programs, and which is exported to user programs by way
-of the
-.Xr ifmib 4
-branch of the
-.Xr sysctl 3
-MIB.
+structure used for statistics and information.
Each interface also has a
.Li TAILQ
of interface addresses, described by
@@ -734,14 +728,15 @@ is marked or cleared in the interface's
.Va if_flags
to indicate the current mode of the interface.
.Ss The Vt if_data Ss Structure
-In
-.Bx 4.4 ,
-a subset of the interface information believed to be of interest to
-management stations was segregated from the
-.Vt ifnet
-structure and moved into its own
+The
.Vt if_data
-structure to facilitate its use by user programs.
+structure contains statistics and identifying information used
+by management programs, and which is exported to user programs by way
+of the
+.Xr ifmib 4
+branch of the
+.Xr sysctl 3
+MIB.
The following elements of the
.Vt if_data
structure are initialized by the interface and are not expected to change
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