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@@ -2212,7 +2212,9 @@ protocol ospf <name> {
wait <num>;
dead count <num>;
dead <num>;
+ secondary <switch>;
rx buffer [normal|large|<num>];
+ tx length <num>;
type [broadcast|bcast|pointopoint|ptp|
nonbroadcast|nbma|pointomultipoint|ptmp];
strict nonbroadcast <switch>;
@@ -2419,12 +2421,32 @@ protocol ospf <name> {
<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