<<On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:43:03 -0400 (EDT), Robert Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> There are a number of situations in which the mbuf allocator is used to
> allocate non-mbufs -- for example, we use mbufs to hold IP fragment
> queues, as well as some static packet prototype mbufs, socket options,
> etc.

You're a few years out of date on that one.  Socket options should not
be held in mbufs (unless something is broken at the protocol level).
I made a sweep a few years back and managed to eliminate most misues
of mbufs in the network stack.

-GAWollman

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