Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:49:19 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Steve Kiernan <stevek@juniper.net> Cc: zec@freebsd.org, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, luigi@freebsd.org, marcel@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [JNPR] Network stack as a module (RFC) Message-ID: <20131116084919.GF7577@glebius.int.ru> In-Reply-To: <20131115165210.23f82578@stevek-ubuntu> References: <CC6EF6B2.1917A%anshukla@juniper.net> <f1d8693fa83965f0d4a485a2db7e603b@novexsolutions.com> <50F868FF.5060506@networx.ch> <20131115165210.23f82578@stevek-ubuntu>
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Steve, On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 04:52:10PM -0500, Steve Kiernan wrote: S> This is a follow up to the request sent back in January titled "Proposal for changes to network device drivers and network stack". S> S> In order to make it easier to review, we will be submitting pieces to be contributed in logical blocks. S> S> Please review the following patch and provide feedback: S> http://people.freebsd.org/~marcel/Juniper/201311/netstack-option.diff S> S> The details of this patch are as follows (and what is suggested for the commit log): S> S> Add a NETSTACK option to facilitate separating network stack pieces from the S> rest of the OS core. This is the first step towards having the network stack S> as a module. You probably mean "having the network stack optional", since under module we usually mean loadable kernel module. I have reviewed the patch and I don't have any strong objections against. However, I'd ask you to delay the check in until 10.0-RELEASE is out. The head diverging strongly from the stable/10 can hurt release process, we need bug to bug compatibility for next month. :) -- Totus tuus, Glebius.
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