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Date:      Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:01:45 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        pf@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: [HEADS UP] merging projects/pf into head
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209091658470.13080@ai.fobar.qr>
In-Reply-To: <20120905115140.GF15915@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <20120905115140.GF15915@FreeBSD.org>

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On Wed, 5 Sep 2012, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:

Hi,

>  Thus, I plan to merge projects/pf/head to head this weekend, and
> this is a HEADS UP email! You have been warned. :)

thanks for the work and handling the fallout:)


>  What I'd like to do next:
>
>  1) Move pf out of contrib.

I'd rather wait a bit with that so that other things can settle.
I am also not happy with where other firewalls etc currently live and
stuff so I think having a better understanding on where all this will
move would be good.


>  2) Refactor the pfvar.h into pf.h and pf_var.h. Provide stable
>     kernel<->pfctl ABI. And probably other clean up tasks.

Yes, and being extensible is really important.


>  ...
>  3) ... too far to build any plans, yet. :)

Ah, NAT64, Proper V_irtualization handling for what you might not have
done (I should go back and look), frag6 support, ...  a bugfix from
Apple/Open we need to implement, ... more cherry picking on some
changes ....;-)

-- 
Bjoern A. Zeeb                                 You have to have visions!
          Stop bit received. Insert coin for new address family.



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