so that parent interface is not left in promiscous mode after carp
interface is destroyed.
This is not perfect, since promisc counter is added when carp
interface is assigned an IP address. However, when address is removed
parent interface is still in promiscuous mode. Only removal of
carp interface removes promisc from parent. Same way in OpenBSD.
Sponsored by: Rambler
hosts to share an IP address, providing high availability and load
balancing.
Original work on CARP done by Michael Shalayeff, with many
additions by Marco Pfatschbacher and Ryan McBride.
FreeBSD port done solely by Max Laier.
Patch by: mlaier
Obtained from: OpenBSD (mickey, mcbride)