Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 01:34:59 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bridge callbacks in if_ed.c? Message-ID: <413BA2A3.6E1FD0DF@freebsd.org> References: <20040905205249.GA81337@cell.sick.ru> <20040905213823.GA81610@cell.sick.ru> <413B8AE7.F211C23@freebsd.org> <200409051623.59851.sam@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote: > > No. What will move to pfil_hooks is the firewalling within the bridge > > code and the layer2 ethernet firewalling. The bridging code as such > > will stay where it is. > > Well, that's what _you_ want to do :). What I started on last year was a > complete purge of special-purpose hooks in the network stack; replacing them > with pfil hooks (adding new hooks to do this). Revamping the bridge code was > part of this work and to do it I had to eliminate the API used by the ed > driver. As to whether you're planning to follow the path I started is > another matter (I pointed Gleb at you because you seemed to be going in that > direction and I figured you'd "see the light" after looking at the p4 branch > code I sent you :)). Ok, I still haven't looked at your code in p4. Will do that together with mlaier and then we'll make up our mind. ;-) P4web seems to be working fine again. Even if we take the one-step-at-a-time approach there is nothing preventing us from going the full way eventually and implementing your vision. -- Andre
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