Re: [ANNOUNCE] FLAME: external kernel module for L2.5 meshing

Stephen Hemminger
2006-05-23T14:39:03Z

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> Usage
> =====
> - Load module:
> modprobe flame [debuglevel=] [flm_topo_timer=]
> : debug level, default: 1
> : topology check timer (in seconds), default: 5
> - Open/close a device with:
> echo "up []" > /proc/net/flame/cmd
> echo "down " > /proc/net/flame/cmd
> : name of FLAME device, e.g. flm0
> : comma-separated list of MAC devices (at least one) that are
> used below the FLAME device. All of these must be up.
> : comma-separated list of MAC addresses of devices
> for which traffic should be ignored; each MAC address should
> be a semicolon-separated list of 6 hex-pairs
> - Get current forwarding info from FLAME:
> cat /proc/net/flame/fwd
> - Get nodes/cost information from MACINFO:
> cat /proc/net/macinfo

Use of /proc for an API is no longer desirable. Please rewrite.