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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/setfib.2 b/lib/libc/sys/setfib.2
index a65a064..f92c3cf 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/setfib.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/setfib.2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd August 8, 2008
+.Dd March 19, 2012
.Dt SETFIB 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -45,10 +45,28 @@ subsequent to the call, to be that of the argument
The
.Fa fib
argument
-may be between 0 and the current system maximum which
+must be greater than or equal to 0
+and less than the current system maximum which
may be retrieved by the
.Va net.fibs
sysctl.
+The system maximum is set in the kernel configuration file with
+.Pp
+.Dl options ROUTETABLES= Ns Em N
+.Pp
+or in
+.Pa /boot/loader.conf
+with
+.Pp
+.Dl net.fibs= Ns Qq Em N
+.Pp
+where
+.Em N
+is an integer.
+However, this maximum is capped at 16 due to the implementation storing
+the fib number in a 4-bit field in
+.Xr mbuf 9
+flags.
The default fib of the process will be applied to all protocol families
that support multiple fibs, and ignored by those that do not.
The default fib for a process may be overridden for a socket with the use
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