> > Me neither. But notice that the output of the above
 > > two command is significantly different in readability
 > > (esp for the v4 addrs). Also, the second command gives
 > > me both the ire address as well as critical info abou
 > > the contents in one line. IME, when debugging ill/ipif
 > > related problems, I don't know up-front which
 > > fields are fishy. A "::ill" command
 > > would help the reader quickly see anomalies.
 > 
 > Okay, so the one-line summary is the main difference.  That seems like
 > goodness.

Yes, the one-line summary has a lot of value, especially if we choose the
fields wisely so that the most problematic stuff is represented.

 > Regarding the readability of mdb output for IP address types, it seems
 > like that's a more general problem.  Is there a way to get mdb to
 > pretty-print IP address types across the board?

mdb_printf() supports %I

-- 
meem
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