From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 8 12:22:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD47106564A for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:22:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonix@interazioni.it) Received: from mx02.interazioni.net (mx02.interazioni.net [80.94.114.204]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93D3A8FC15 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:22:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonix@interazioni.it) Received: (qmail 53586 invoked by uid 88); 8 Jul 2009 12:22:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.56.198?) (tonix@interazioni.it@85.18.206.139) by relay.interazioni.net with ESMTPA; 8 Jul 2009 12:22:10 -0000 Message-ID: <4A548F72.6070601@interazioni.it> Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:22:10 +0200 From: "Tonix (Antonio Nati)" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lawrence Stewart References: <4A532938.2020207@interazioni.it> <4A546E73.4050603@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4A546E73.4050603@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CARP in standard kernel? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:22:13 -0000 Lawrence Stewart ha scritto: > Tonix (Antonio Nati) wrote: >> I saw in the past requests for adding carp in standard kernel. >> As of today, is there any chance to have it in kernel, as loadable >> module? >> It would semplify a lot usage of freebsd-ipdate, instead of >> rebuilduing a custom kernel each time. > > See the freebsd-net@ "CARP as a module; followup thoughts" thread for > a link to a patch. > Conclusion of linked thread is not clear. CARP cannot be loadable, ok, but why cannot be included in standard kernel? The same for AltQ, IPFW, PF, or other features widely used. The most of ISP like me using FreeBSD will use at least one of these features, so we are excluded from freebsd-update. Thanks, Tonino > Cheers, > Lawrence > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Inter@zioni Interazioni di Antonio Nati http://www.interazioni.it tonix@interazioni.it ------------------------------------------------------------