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Improve ARP logging.

Description

Improve ARP logging.

r344504 added an extra ARP_LOG() call in case of an if_output() failure.
It turns out IPv4 can be noisy. In order to not spam the console by default:
(a) add a counter for these events so people can keep better track of how

often it happens, and

(b) add a sysctl to select the default ARP_LOG log level and set it to

INFO avoiding the one (the new) DEBUG level by default.

Claim a spare (1st one after 10 years since the stats were added) in order
to not break netstat from FreeBSD 12->13 updates in the future.

Reviewed by: karels
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19490

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karels
Differential Revision
D19490: Improve ARP logging
Parents
rS344953: MFC r344838:
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