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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 <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 |