Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:33:21 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: netgraph into -stable. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911161732250.25805-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911161731220.10800-100000@semuta.feral.com>
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Matthew Jacob wrote: > > What's the potential breakage? None that I know of.. if you don't use it, it can't break.. > > > On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > > I admit that it doesn't seem a minor addition, but > > I'd like ot get netgraph down -nto 3.x now that it has been shaken down a > > bit in 4.x > > > > reasons: > > 1/ DSL in Canada is now switching rapidly to PPPoE. > > 2/ PPP will start using it soon (other than with pppoe) > > and we'd like ONE version not 2 for Brian to maintain. > > 3/ ISPs who may wan tto use the PPPOE server side are generally running > > 3.x, not 4.x > > > > > > Supporting facts: > > Netgraph is written to generally be non intrusive. > > No code is changed in the non "options NETGRAPH" case and only minor > > changes are made in normal code paths in the NETGRAPH case. > > (with the exception of the if_sr and if_ar drivers) > > > > I might hold off on some of the more intrusive of those > > changes (e.g. no real need to add it to netstat immediatly) > > which will not really effect the functionality. > > > > > > And last but not least: > > We are actually developing Netgraph under 3.3 so we are already keeping > > two source trees in sync, 3.3. and 4.0 so we might as well let others get > > at it. > > > > Anyone violently object? > > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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