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authorOndrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>2014-02-06 17:46:01 +0100
committerOndrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>2014-02-06 17:46:01 +0100
commit48e5f32db676645640f84ab3d630cce975aa6b20 (patch)
treeb940fc8156b3e0c18aab6c339a066bdb7a9ec1e0 /doc/bird.sgml
parentf48fa14214301382b2e6b134788a7506b61b664f (diff)
Many changes in I/O and OSPF sockets and packet handling.
I/O: - BSD: specify src addr on IP sockets by IP_HDRINCL - BSD: specify src addr on UDP sockets by IP_SENDSRCADDR - Linux: specify src addr on IP/UDP sockets by IP_PKTINFO - IPv6: specify src addr on IP/UDP sockets by IPV6_PKTINFO - Alternative SKF_BIND flag for binding to IP address - Allows IP/UDP sockets without tx_hook, on these sockets a packet is discarded when TX queue is full - Use consistently SOL_ for socket layer values. OSPF: - Packet src addr is always explicitly set - Support for secondary addresses in BSD - Dynamic RX/TX buffers - Fixes some minor buffer overruns - Interface option 'tx length' - Names for vlink pseudoifaces (vlinkX) - Vlinks use separate socket for TX - Vlinks do not use fixed associated iface - Fixes TTL for direct unicast packets - Fixes DONTROUTE for OSPF sockets - Use ifa->ifname instead of ifa->iface->name
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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 13ffa94e..2f40a750 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -2212,7 +2212,9 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
wait &lt;num&gt;;
dead count &lt;num&gt;;
dead &lt;num&gt;;
+ secondary &lt;switch&gt;;
rx buffer [normal|large|&lt;num&gt;];
+ tx length &lt;num&gt;;
type [broadcast|bcast|pointopoint|ptp|
nonbroadcast|nbma|pointomultipoint|ptmp];
strict nonbroadcast &lt;switch&gt;;
@@ -2419,12 +2421,32 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
<tag>dead <M>num</M></tag>
When the router does not receive any messages from a neighbor in
<m/dead/ seconds, it will consider the neighbor down. If both directives
- <m/dead count/ and <m/dead/ are used, <m/dead/ has precendence.
+ <cf/dead count/ and <cf/dead/ are used, <cf/dead/ has precendence.
+
+ <tag>secondary <M>switch</M></tag>
+ On BSD systems, older versions of BIRD supported OSPFv2 only for the
+ primary IP address of an interface, other IP ranges on the interface
+ were handled as stub networks. Since v1.4.1, regular operation on
+ secondary IP addresses is supported, but disabled by default for
+ compatibility. This option allows to enable it. The option is a
+ transitional measure, will be removed in the next major release as the
+ behavior will be changed. On Linux systems, the option is irrelevant, as
+ operation on non-primary addresses is already the regular behavior.
<tag>rx buffer <M>num</M></tag>
- This sets the size of buffer used for receiving packets. The buffer should
- be bigger than maximal size of any packets. Value NORMAL (default)
- means 2*MTU, value LARGE means maximal allowed packet - 65535.
+ This option allows to specify the size of buffers used for packet
+ processing. The buffer size should be bigger than maximal size of any
+ packets. By default, buffers are dynamically resized as needed, but a
+ fixed value could be specified. Value <cf/large/ means maximal allowed
+ packet size - 65535.
+
+ <tag>tx length <M>num</M></tag>
+ Transmitted OSPF messages that contain large amount of information are
+ segmented to separate OSPF packets to avoid IP fragmentation. This
+ option specifies the soft ceiling for the length of generated OSPF
+ packets. Default value is the MTU of the network interface. Note that
+ larger OSPF packets may still be generated if underlying OSPF messages
+ cannot be splitted (e.g. when one large LSA is propagated).
<tag>type broadcast|bcast</tag>
BIRD detects a type of a connected network automatically, but