arp -na output sort order ?

[Li, Qing]

> 
> Is there any reason why the output of arp is no longer sorted by IP
> addr ? Is this just the fallout of the arp fixes/changes in RELENG_8 ?
> 

	Backend implementation of the ARP table is completely different 
	between pre-8 and REL_8.  This is a known issue and I had other 
	big fishes to fry for the 8.0 release and this item is low on
the 
	priority list.

	In the meantime you could do "arp -an | sort" as a temporary
workaround.

	-- Qing



> e.g. RELENG_7 and below
> 
> ? (192.168.43.1) at 00:13:20:c3:7d:22 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.19) at 00:01:80:3c:5e:c9 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.24) at 00:16:cb:91:fd:4e on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.27) at 00:14:2a:9b:1c:2e on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.28) at 00:50:fc:24:24:9f on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.34) at 00:01:80:54:b3:b8 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.50) at 00:90:c2:d4:0b:8a on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.88) at 00:04:00:79:d5:44 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.96) at 00:0d:ed:89:2e:80 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.97) at 00:15:17:1e:94:0b on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.99) at 00:c0:05:02:0a:c3 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.121) at 00:0e:84:1a:e2:e7 on em1 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.122) at 00:0e:84:1a:e3:c8 on em1 [ethernet]
> 
> 
> and on RELENG_8
> 
> 
> ? (192.168.43.99) at 00:c0:05:02:0a:c3 on em0 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.34) at 00:01:80:54:b3:b8 on em0 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.1) at 00:13:20:c3:7d:22 on em0 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.27) at 00:14:2a:9b:1c:2e on em0 [ethernet]
> ? (192.168.43.219) at 00:1c:c0:95:0d:0d on em0 permanent [ethernet]
> ? (10.255.255.110) at 00:03:1d:03:52:06 on igb1 [ethernet]
> ? (10.255.255.3) at 00:15:17:1e:94:0c on igb1 [ethernet]
> ? (10.255.255.1) at 00:30:48:94:88:21 on igb1 permanent [ethernet]
> ? (10.255.255.114) at 00:02:b3:5d:ca:ce on igb1 [ethernet]
> ? (10.255.255.113) at 00:24:8c:60:56:a4 on igb1 [ethernet]
> ? (3.3.3.1) at 00:30:48:94:88:20 on igb0 permanent [ethernet]
> ? (10.177.194.17) at 00:15:17:cf:26:df on igb0 [ethernet]
> ? (10.177.194.18) at 00:30:48:94:88:20 on igb0 permanent [ethernet]
> 
> 
>          ---Mike
> 
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