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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:59:16 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Inducing artificial latency
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> > the only trick will be getting the simulated ethernet to
> > grab the real ethernet during setup.  i imagine that you'll
> > need something like
> >        ether0=type=fake
> >        fake=real=#l1/ether1 i=10 iσ=20 o=5 oσ=0
> > in plan9.ini
> >
> > - erik
> >
> > Could one write a filesystem server that is a passthrough to the ethernet
> device instead, adding latency? Or is this really going to need to be a new
> device?

all the ethernet drivers are part of the same device,
devether.

you would need to write a new instance of the device,
but there are just a few functions you need to implement.
most will be passthrough to the real ethernet device.

- erik