Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/34639: IPFW skipto works too slow Message-ID: <200202060540.g165e2M24710@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/34639; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org> To: wawa@yandex-team.ru Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/34639: IPFW skipto works too slow Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:31:03 -0800 On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 05:53:19PM +0300, wawa@yandex-team.ru wrote: > >Description: > The original implementation of skipto rule use brute-force to find the appropriate rule. > The suggested implementation use indexed access. the ipfw code caches the skipto rule the first time it gets used. i don't think cacheing it in a different spot really helps anything. are you actually seeing performance problems? can you actually prove that ipfw is faster with this change? -- - bill fumerola / fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org / billf@mu.org - my anger management counselor can beat up your self-affirmation therapist To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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