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Date:      Sun, 3 Apr 2022 22:27:59 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
To:        Peter <pmc@citylink.dinoex.sub.org>
Cc:        "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>,  FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Slow startup from D19488 (rtsol: sendmsg: Permission denied)
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On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 6:36 AM Peter <pmc@citylink.dinoex.sub.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 08:59:24PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
> ! > ! I am a bit puzzled as after two years you are the first one to report
> ! > ! that problem to my knowledge for either base system or jails.
> ! >
> ! > This is what greatly wonders me, too. So I was stronly thinking
> ! > that I am doing something wrong or unusual. But I cannot figure
> ! > it out, it just seems that the detrimental effect of the change
> ! > cannot be avoided (e.g. "service jail start" takes quite long now -
> ! > there's a lot of them).
>
> ! This may be irrelevant, but updating to the stable branch is not
> ! recommended as it is not regularly tested. Updating to 13.0-Release and
> ! then to stable is less likely to be problematic.
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
>   (You are Kevin Oberman the network guru ?!?)
>
> Maybe a decade or so ago. After over a decade of retirement,  I'm not sure
how BGP is spelled. And why would the network fib?

JK. I do recall what a Forwarding Information Base is.

  You're essentially right, and I would normally agree. And it is not
> irrelevant, but then, it's apparently not related to this specific
> issue.
>
> The point is: I am not interested in 13.0. I am interested in
> 13.1. So I put up a pilot early, in order to report potential issues
> (as I reported here the issue with the fix for PR 76398). At that
> point this had to be stable/13.
>
> Then on saturday I tried to use fib, and I figured that fib is not
> fully implenented in 12.3, but apparently it is in 13. So I decided
> to give it a try and move my backbone to 13 - and to the same version
> that is already running on the pilot system, so that there is some
> base to compare things.
>
> Now there are issues - but it doesn't appear that these issues would
> be very different between stable/13 and releng/13.1. And -as can be
> read above- it neither looks like these issues would just disappear
> by themselves in the release, without someone looking for them.
> (The broken "ipfw fwd" is probably also present in 13.0 and will very
> likely still be present in 13.1 - and I don't believe much in testing
> because you can only test what you already expect to fail.)
>
> I am indeed pondering about the best approach. Over the last years
> I was only doing release upgrades (after I had run into ugly ZFS
> problems somewhere in Rel.10, caused by an intermediately broken
> Stable *and* broken memory chips).
> Now I am considering to do upgrades some 2-3 months ahead of the
> release, so if there are problems that hit here, there is a chance
> to spare the general public one or two troubles.
>
> cheerio,
> PMc
>

Well, that does explain a bit. I'm not sure of the best way to troubleshoot
this. It is extremely unlikely that it's broken on STABLE and fixed in
13.1-BETA or RC.

Sorry I can't be more useful. If I had experience with FIBs on FreeBSD.
It's not the same as RIBs and FIBs on Junipers.
-- 
Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 6:36 AM =
Peter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pmc@citylink.dinoex.sub.org">pmc@citylink.dinoe=
x.sub.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px=
 solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 08:59:24P=
M -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:<br>
<br>
! &gt; ! I am a bit puzzled as after two years you are the first one to rep=
ort<br>
! &gt; ! that problem to my knowledge for either base system or jails.<br>
! &gt;<br>
! &gt; This is what greatly wonders me, too. So I was stronly thinking<br>
! &gt; that I am doing something wrong or unusual. But I cannot figure<br>
! &gt; it out, it just seems that the detrimental effect of the change<br>
! &gt; cannot be avoided (e.g. &quot;service jail start&quot; takes quite l=
ong now -<br>
! &gt; there&#39;s a lot of them).<br>
<br>
! This may be irrelevant, but updating to the stable branch is not<br>
! recommended as it is not regularly tested. Updating to 13.0-Release and<b=
r>
! then to stable is less likely to be problematic.<br>
<br>
Hi Kevin,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 (You are Kevin Oberman the network guru ?!?)<br>
<br></blockquote><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ta=
homa,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Maybe a decad=
e or so ago. After over a decade of retirement,=C2=A0 I&#39;m not sure how =
BGP is spelled</span><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tah=
oma,sans-serif;font-size:small">. And why would the network fib?</span></di=
v><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif=
;font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">JK. I do recall what a F=
orwarding Information Base is.<br></span></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
=C2=A0 You&#39;re essentially right, and I would normally agree. And it is =
not<br>
irrelevant, but then, it&#39;s apparently not related to this specific<br>
issue.<br>
<br>
The point is: I am not interested in 13.0. I am interested in<br>
13.1. So I put up a pilot early, in order to report potential issues<br>
(as I reported here the issue with the fix for PR 76398). At that<br>
point this had to be stable/13.<br>
<br>
Then on saturday I tried to use fib, and I figured that fib is not<br>
fully implenented in 12.3, but apparently it is in 13. So I decided<br>
to give it a try and move my backbone to 13 - and to the same version<br>
that is already running on the pilot system, so that there is some<br>
base to compare things.<br>
<br>
Now there are issues - but it doesn&#39;t appear that these issues would<br=
>
be very different between stable/13 and releng/13.1. And -as can be<br>
read above- it neither looks like these issues would just disappear<br>
by themselves in the release, without someone looking for them.<br>
(The broken &quot;ipfw fwd&quot; is probably also present in 13.0 and will =
very<br>
likely still be present in 13.1 - and I don&#39;t believe much in testing<b=
r>
because you can only test what you already expect to fail.)<br>
<br>
I am indeed pondering about the best approach. Over the last years<br>
I was only doing release upgrades (after I had run into ugly ZFS<br>
problems somewhere in Rel.10, caused by an intermediately broken<br>
Stable *and* broken memory chips). <br>
Now I am considering to do upgrades some 2-3 months ahead of the<br>
release, so if there are problems that hit here, there is a chance<br>
to spare the general public one or two troubles.<br>
<br>
cheerio,<br>
PMc<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-=
serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Well, that does explain a bi=
t. I&#39;m not sure of the best way to troubleshoot this. It is extremely u=
nlikely that it&#39;s broken on STABLE and fixed in 13.1-BETA or RC. <br></=
div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"g=
mail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Sorry I can&#39;t be more useful. If I ha=
d experience with FIBs on FreeBSD. It&#39;s not the same as RIBs and FIBs o=
n Junipers.<br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-m=
ail: <a href=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gma=
il.com</a><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1=
B055683</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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