Solene Rapenne(sol...@perso.pw) on 2021.10.26 21:18:30 +0200: > I tried to figure out how to use veb interfaces but the man page > wasn't obvious in regards to the "vport" thing. It turns out it's > a kind of interface that can be created with ifconfig. > > I think we should make this clearer. > > Because ifconfig(8) mentions many type of interfaces I've searched > for "vport" without success while "most" types are referenced in > the man page. Like I added veb(4) recently, the diff adds vport(4) > and missing mpip(4) so a search would give a clue it's related to > ifconfig. > > in veb(4), I think we should add vport in the synposis because the > man page is shared for veb and vport interfaces but at first look > it seems only veb is a type of interface. > > And finally, I added a mention that vport can be created with > ifconfig(8) so it's really obvious. Maybe it's too much and can be > removed. > > comments? ok?
ok i think this can be expanded more. vether(4) has a similar function for bridge(4). Maybe some text of vether(4) can be adapted and added to veb(4). /Benno > Index: share/man/man4//veb.4 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/reposync/src/share/man/man4/veb.4,v > retrieving revision 1.2 > diff -u -p -r1.2 veb.4 > --- share/man/man4//veb.4 23 Feb 2021 11:43:41 -0000 1.2 > +++ share/man/man4//veb.4 26 Oct 2021 19:10:17 -0000 > @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ > .Nd Virtual Ethernet Bridge network device > .Sh SYNOPSIS > .Cd "pseudo-device veb" > +.Cd "pseudo-device vport" > .Sh DESCRIPTION > The > .Nm veb > @@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ by > .Nm veb > by creating a > .Nm vport > -interface and attaching it as a port to the bridge. > +interface using > +.Xr ifconfig 8 > +and attaching it as a port to the bridge. > From the perspective of the host network stack, a > .Nm vport > interface acts as a normal interface connected to an Ethernet > Index: sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/reposync/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v > retrieving revision 1.375 > diff -u -p -r1.375 ifconfig.8 > --- sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 18 Aug 2021 18:10:33 -0000 1.375 > +++ sbin/ifconfig//ifconfig.8 26 Oct 2021 19:13:27 -0000 > @@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ At least the following devices can be cr > .Xr lo 4 , > .Xr mgre 4 , > .Xr mpe 4 , > +.Xr mpip 4 , > .Xr mpw 4 , > .Xr nvgre 4 , > .Xr pair 4 , > @@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ At least the following devices can be cr > .Xr veb 4 , > .Xr vether 4 , > .Xr vlan 4 , > +.Xr vport 4 , > .Xr vxlan 4 , > .Xr wg 4 > .It Cm debug >
