Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 00:13:10 -0600 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: Martin Hanson <greencoppermine@yandex.com> Cc: "freebsd-pf@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-pf@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Get RID of the multi threading patch in FreeBSDs version of PF Message-ID: <B46B2FF1-C940-44DA-9F94-06BEFEAC899B@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <136621417831771@web24j.yandex.ru> References: <136621417831771@web24j.yandex.ru>
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> On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Martin Hanson <greencoppermine@yandex.com> wro= te: >=20 > I am not a coder, Indeed.=20 > Keep the multi threading patch and PF will eventually be gone from FreeBSD= ! May be an OK outcome, actually. The two will continue to diverge. People who= want the PF from OpenBSD can just find (pay?) someone to bring it in, maybe= call it opf. The hooks are all there.=20 Not saying if the 'o' stands for open or old.=20 Not sure that "pf" deserves a title of "the best", either. It's pretty hack= y in places. It's got more knobs than The Citadel at matriculation.=20 It's definitely got a huge architecture problem (or two). =20 "Last match wins"... Who does that? People who "code" before they think, t= hat's who. Even the OpenBSD people admit this was a mistake.=20 IMO, PF (and CARP/pfsync) have run their course. Time for something better.= =20 Jim=
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