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author | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-12-21 05:32:53 +0000 |
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committer | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-12-21 05:32:53 +0000 |
commit | 460bf275f9a4deb7f6e405ab1cfafbd9eda64706 (patch) | |
tree | c4a5129fe4f22637f37b674c61733f8d194ce2df /share/man/man4/bridge.4 | |
parent | f0a303c104f977553b4f2c4c58cba4bd3a3a023c (diff) |
Various repairs.
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/bridge.4')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/bridge.4 | 216 |
1 files changed, 115 insertions, 101 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 index e3385ddce2d..6663a066749 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/bridge.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/bridge.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: bridge.4,v 1.27 2000/11/10 20:02:16 todd Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: bridge.4,v 1.28 2000/12/21 05:32:52 aaron Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 Jason L. Wright (jason@thought.net) .\" All rights reserved. @@ -107,27 +107,29 @@ They are defined in .Bl -tag -width SIOCBRDGGIFFLGS .It Dv SIOCBRDGIFS .Pq Li "struct ifbifconf" -Retrieve member interface list from a bridge. This request takes an -.Ar ifbifconf +Retrieve member interface list from a bridge. +This request takes an +.Li ifbifconf structure (see below) as a value-result parameter. The -.Ar ifbic_len +.Fa ifbic_len field should be initially set to the size of the buffer pointed to by -.Ar ifbic_buf . +.Fa ifbic_buf . On return it will contain the length, in bytes, of the configuration list. Alternatively, if the -.Ar ifbic_len +.Fa ifbic_len passed in is set to 0, -SIOCBRDGIFS will set -.Ar ifbic_len +.Dv SIOCBRDGIFS +will set +.Fa ifbic_len to the size that -.Ar ifbic_buf +.Fa ifbic_buf needs to be to fit the entire configuration list, and will not fill in the other parameters. This is useful for determining the exact size that -.Ar ifbic_buf +.Fa ifbic_buf needs to be in advance. .Pp The argument structure is defined as follows: @@ -155,33 +157,33 @@ struct ifbifconf { .It Dv SIOCBRDGADD .Pq Li "struct ifbreq" Add the interface named in -.Ar ifbr_ifsname +.Fa ifbr_ifsname to the bridge named in -.Ar ifbr_name . +.Fa ifbr_name . .It Dv SIOCBRDGDEL .Pq Li "struct ifbreq" Delete the interface named in -.Ar ifbr_ifsname +.Fa ifbr_ifsname from the bridge named in -.Ar ifbr_name . +.Fa ifbr_name . .It Dv SIOCBRDGSIFFLGS .Pq Li "struct ifbreq" Set the bridge member interface flags for the interface named in -.Ar ifbr_ifsname +.Fa ifbr_ifsname attached to the bridge -.Ar ifbr_name . +.Fa ifbr_name . If the flag -.Ar IFBIF_LEARNING +.Dv IFBIF_LEARNING is set on an interface, source addresses from frames received on the interface are recorded in the address cache. If the flag -.Ar IFBIF_DISCOVER +.Dv IFBIF_DISCOVER is set, the interface will receive packets destined for unknown destinations, otherwise a frame that has a destination not found in the address cache is not forwarded to this interface. The default for newly added interfaces has both flags set. If the flag -.Ar IFBIF_BLOCKNONIP +.Dv IFBIF_BLOCKNONIP is set, packets that are one of .Xr ip 4 , .Xr ip6 4 , @@ -190,29 +192,33 @@ or Reverse ARP, will not be bridged from and to the interface. .It Dv SIOCBRDGGIFFLGS Retrieve the bridge member interface flags for the interface named in -.Ar ifbr_ifsname +.Fa ifbr_ifsname attached to the bridge -.Ar ifbr_name . +.Fa ifbr_name . .It Dv SIOCBRDGRTS .Pq Li "struct ifbaconf" Retrieve the address cache of the bridge named in -.Ar ifbac_name . +.Fa ifbac_name . This request takes an -.Ar ifbaconf +.Li ifbaconf structure (see below) as a value result parameter. The -.Ar ifbac_len +.Fa ifbac_len field should be initially set to the size of the buffer pointed to by -.Ar ifbac_buf . +.Fa ifbac_buf . On return, it will contain the length, in bytes, of the configuration list. Alternatively, if the -.Ar ifbac_len -passed in is set to 0, SIOCBRDGRTS will set it to the size that -.Ar ifbac_buf +.Fa ifbac_len +passed in is set to 0, +.Dv SIOCBRDGRTS +will set it to the size that +.Fa ifbac_buf needs to be to fit the entire configuration list and not fill in the other parameters. -As with SIOCBRDGIFS, this is useful for determining the exact size that -.Ar ifbac_buf +As with +.Dv SIOCBRDGIFS , +this is useful for determining the exact size that +.Fa ifbac_buf needs to be in advance. .Pp The argument structure is defined as follows: @@ -241,34 +247,35 @@ struct ifbaconf { }; .Ed Address cache entries with the type set to -.Ar IFBAF_DYNAMIC +.Dv IFBAF_DYNAMIC in -.Ar ifba_flags +.Fa ifba_flags are entries learned by the bridge. Entries with the type set to -.Ar IFBAF_STATIC +.Dv IFBAF_STATIC are manually added entries. .It Dv SIOCBRDGSADDR .Pq Li "struct ifbareq" Add an entry, manually, to the address cache for the bridge named in -.Ar ifba_name . +.Fa ifba_name . The address and its associated interface and flags are set in the -.Ar ifba_dst , -.Ar ifba_ifsname , -.Ar ifba_flags +.Fa ifba_dst , +.Fa ifba_ifsname , +and +.Fa ifba_flags fields, respectively. .It Dv SIOCBRDGDADDR .Pq Li "struct ifbareq" Delete an entry from the address cache of the bridge named in -.Ar ifba_name . +.Fa ifba_name . Entries are deleted strictly based on the address field -.Ar ifba_dst . +.Fa ifba_dst . .It Dv SIOCBRDGSCACHE .Pq Li "struct ifbcachereq" Set the maximum address cache size for the bridge named in -.Ar ifbc_name +.Fa ifbc_name to -.Ar ifbc_size +.Fa ifbc_size entries. .Pp The argument structure is as follows: @@ -281,13 +288,13 @@ struct ifbcachereq { .It Dv SIOCBRDGGCACHE .Pq Li "struct ifbcachereq" Retrieve the maximum size of the address cache for the bridge -.Ar ifbc_name . +.Fa ifbc_name . .It Dv SIOCBRDGSTO .Pq Li "struct ifbcachetoreq" Set the time, in seconds, that addresses which have not been seen on the network (transmitted a packet) remain in the cache. -If the time is set to zero, no aging is performed on the address -cache. The argument structure is as follows: +If the time is set to zero, no aging is performed on the address cache. +The argument structure is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent struct ifbcachetoreq { char ifbct_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* bridge */ @@ -300,50 +307,53 @@ Retrieve the address cache expiration time (see above). .It Dv SIOCBRDGFLUSH .Pq Li "struct ifbreq" Flush addresses from the cache. -.Ar ifbr_name +.Fa ifbr_name contains the name of the bridge device, and -.Ar ifbr_ifsflags +.Fa ifbr_ifsflags should be set to -.Ar IFBF_FLUSHALL +.Dv IFBF_FLUSHALL to flush all addresses from the cache or -.Ar IFBF_FLUSHDYN +.Dv IFBF_FLUSHDYN to flush only the dynamically learned addresses from the cache. .It Dv SIOCBRDGARL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlreq" -Add a Ethernet address filtering rule to the bridge on a specific -interface. The argument structure is as follows: +Add a Ethernet address filtering rule to the bridge on a specific interface. +The argument structure is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent .Ed .It Dv SIOCBRDGFRL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlreq" Remove all filtering rules from a bridge interface member. -.Ar ifbr_name +.Fa ifbr_name contains the name of the bridge device, and -.Ar ifbr_ifsname +.Fa ifbr_ifsname contains the name of the bridge member interface. .It Dv SIOCBRDGGRL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlconf" Retrieve all of the rules from the bridge, -.Ar ifbrl_name , +.Fa ifbrl_name , for the member interface, -.Ar ifbrl_ifsname . - +.Fa ifbrl_ifsname . This request takes an -.Ar ifbrlconf +.Li ifbrlconf structure (see below) as a value result parameter. The -.Ar ifbrl_len +.Fa ifbrl_len field should be initially set to the size of the buffer pointed to by -.Ar ifbrl_buf . +.Fa ifbrl_buf . On return, it will contain the length, in bytes, of the configuration list. Alternatively, if the -.Ar ifbrl_len -passed in is set to 0, SIOCBRDGGRL will set it to the size that -.Ar ifbrl_buf +.Fa ifbrl_len +passed in is set to 0, +.Dv SIOCBRDGGRL +will set it to the size that +.Fa ifbrl_buf needs to be to fit the entire configuration list and not fill in the other parameters. -As with SIOCBRDGIFS, this is useful for determining the exact size that -.Ar ifbrl_buf +As with +.Dv SIOCBRDGIFS , +this is useful for determining the exact size that +.Fa ifbrl_buf needs to be in advance. .Pp The argument structure is defined as follows: @@ -363,9 +373,9 @@ struct ifbrlconf { .It Dv SIOCBRDGARL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlreq" Add a filtering rule to the bridge named in -.Ar ifbr_name +.Fa ifbr_name on the interface named in -.Ar ifbr_ifsname . +.Fa ifbr_ifsname . The argument structure is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent struct ifbrlreq { @@ -388,66 +398,66 @@ Rules are applied in the order in which they were added to the bridge, and the first matching rule's action parameter determines the fate of the packet. The -.Ar ifbr_action +.Fa ifbr_action parameter specifies whether a frame matching the rule is to be blocked or passed. .Pp If the -.Ar BRL_FLAG_IN +.Dv BRL_FLAG_IN bit is set in -.Ar ifbr_flags , +.Fa ifbr_flags , then the rule applies to frames received by the interface. If the -.Ar BRL_FLAG_OUT -bit is set, -then the rule applies to frame transmitted by the interface. +.Dv BRL_FLAG_OUT +bit is set, then the rule applies to frame transmitted by the interface. At least one of -.Ar BRL_FLAG_IN +.Dv BRL_FLAG_IN or -.Ar BRL_FLAG_OUT +.Dv BRL_FLAG_OUT must be set. .Pp The source Ethernet address in -.Ar ifbr_src +.Fa ifbr_src is checked if the -.Ar BRL_FLAG_SRCVALID +.Dv BRL_FLAG_SRCVALID bit is set in -.Ar ifbr_flags . +.Fa ifbr_flags . The destination address in -.Ar ifbr_dst +.Fa ifbr_dst is check if the -.Ar BRL_FLAG_DSTVALID +.Dv BRL_FLAG_DSTVALID bit is set. If neither bit is set, the rule is matches all frames. .It Dv SIOCBRDGFRL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlreq" Flush rules from the bridge -.Ar ifbr_name +.Fa ifbr_name on the interface -.Ar ifbr_ifsname . +.Fa ifbr_ifsname . .It Dv SIOCBRDGGRL .Pq Li "struct ifbrlconf" -Retrieve an array of rules from the bridge for a -particular interface. This request takes an -.Ar ifbrlconf +Retrieve an array of rules from the bridge for a particular interface. +This request takes an +.Li ifbrlconf structure (see below) as a value-result parameter. The -.Ar ifbrl_len +.Fa ifbrl_len field should be initially set to the size of the buffer pointed to by -.Ar ifbrl_buf . +.Fa ifbrl_buf . On return it will contain the length, in bytes, of the rule list. Alternatively, if the -.Ar ifbrl_len +.Fa ifbrl_len passed in is set to 0, -SIOCBRDGGRL will set -.Ar ifbrl_len +.Dv SIOCBRDGGRL +will set +.Fa ifbrl_len to the size that -.Ar ifbrl_buf +.Fa ifbrl_buf needs to be to fit the entire configuration list, and will not fill in the other parameters. This is useful for determining the exact size that -.Ar ifbrl_buf +.Fa ifbrl_buf needs to be in advance. .Pp The argument structure is as follows: @@ -495,8 +505,11 @@ in the down state. Super-user privilege is required to add and delete interfaces to and from bridges and to set the bridge interface flags. .It Bq Eq EFAULT -The buffer used in a SIOCBRDGIFS or SIOCBRDGRTS request points outside -of the process's allocated address space. +The buffer used in a +.Dv SIOCBRDGIFS +or +.Dv SIOCBRDGRTS +request points outside of the process's allocated address space. .It Bq Eq ESRCH No such member interface in the bridge. .El @@ -509,13 +522,6 @@ No such member interface in the bridge. .Xr netintro 4 , .Xr bridgename.if 5 , .Xr brconfig 8 -.Sh HISTORY -The -.Xr brconfig 8 -command and the -.Xr bridge 4 -kernel interface first appeared in -.Ox 2.5 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Xr brconfig 8 @@ -525,9 +531,17 @@ kernel interface were written by .An Jason L. Wright Aq jason@thought.net as part of an undergraduate independent study at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Xr brconfig 8 +command and the +.Xr bridge 4 +kernel interface first appeared in +.Ox 2.5 . .Sh BUGS -There is currently no loop detection. Care must be taken to make sure -that loops are not created when a bridge is brought up. +There is currently no loop detection. +Care must be taken to ensure that loops are not created when a bridge +is brought up. .Pp Only .Xr ipf 4 |