Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 04:28:23 -0400 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: netmap and other discussions on freebsd-net: please be open minded. Message-ID: <CA%2BhQ2%2BibVP7O5SAK8RM-q3Rb4pxOUGpAHBtC1NFO=DT98CaErg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmokEQavV33LDQegxQkNhiNcfnvnMRk0P2eB2eQ04QsihjQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPBAu3XmVwU8PnHT=WRNtTrpk1D01eeu_%2B3ZRpZ5Snv0c2h5mA@mail.gmail.com> <201405181223.s4ICNTAf097378@fire.js.berklix.net> <20140518230242.GA28117@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> <CAJ-VmokEQavV33LDQegxQkNhiNcfnvnMRk0P2eB2eQ04QsihjQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi! > > Is there a netmap list that these questions (regardless of OS) could go to? > no there isn't one. At the moment there isn't enough traffic to suggest that, and creating one is likely to generate traffic to both the specific list and freebsd-net. Note, the problem is not only for netmap: we have ipfw+dummynet which is already cross platform, and as we bring pieces of the kernel to userspace (see e.g. the various efforts related to bringing up the network stack) we lose the tight bind to the os. cheers luigi (context below) > On 18 May 2014 16:02, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> wrote: > > Folks, i have two requests for you: > > > > 1. please do not complain about questions on this list related > > to a core network-related FreeBSD subsystem (netmap, dummynet, > > netgraph, tcp stack...) even if they are concerned with ports > > to Linux or other OSes or to userspace. > > > > At least in principle, these topics _are_ relevant here precisely > > because they relate to code whose main home is in the FreeBSD > > source tree, and bugs or feature suggestions etc that may emerge > > will directly benefit FreeBSD. > > > > 2. on the other hand, it would be good if people could avoid questions > like > > "give me step by step instructions on how to install/run/use X". > > There are notes in README and Makefiles, something on the > > web pages, and quick web searches should point you to previous > > mailing list discussions on the same topic _before asking_. > > > > So in the specific case below i can understand a reply (perhaps a > > private one) saying "have you done your homework (read documentation, > > do a web search) ?", but "we only do FreeBSD here" does not sound > > right to me. > > > > cheers > > luigi > > > > On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 02:23:29PM +0200, XXX wrote: > >> > I am using Fedora 18 with Intel 82599 NIC. > >> .............^^^^^^^^^ > >> > >> Ask on a Linux/Fedora list then. This is a FreeBSD list. > >> > >> > I am new to netmap and want to experiment with it in the above > environment. > >> > Can somebody please advise what is the easiest way to go about the > above > >> > (installation etc.) so that I can concentrate on writing the userspace > >> > programs using netmap quickly. > >> > >> > >> Cheers, > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- -----------------------------------------+------------------------------- Prof. Luigi RIZZO, rizzo@iet.unipi.it . Dip. di Ing. dell'Informazione http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ . Universita` di Pisa TEL +39-050-2211611 . via Diotisalvi 2 Mobile +39-338-6809875 . 56122 PISA (Italy) -----------------------------------------+-------------------------------
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