Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:38:01 -0700 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: "Kristof Provost" <kristof@sigsegv.be> Cc: "Miroslav Lachman" <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, "FreeBSD PF List" <freebsd-pf@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is there an upper limit to PF's tables? Message-ID: <e4e00c5405a23b4d5362a2cabf2b11fa@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <5C1BA1CA-5814-417F-BD9C-EC6E7F08588C@sigsegv.be>
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:08:33 +0200 "Kristof Provost" <kristof@sigsegv=2Ebe> s= aid > On 18 Jun 2018, at 0:19, Chris H wrote: > > Sorry=2E Looks like I might be coming to the party a little late=2E But=20 > > I'm > > currently running a 9=2E3 box that runs as a IP (service) filter for=20 > > much > > of a network=2E While I've patched the box well enough to keep it safe=20 > > to > > continue running=2E I am reluctant to up(grade|date) it to 11, or=20 > > CURRENT, > > based on some of the information related to topics like this thread=2E > > Currently, the 9=2E3 box maintains some 18 million entries *just* within > > the SPAM related table=2E The other tables contain no less that 1=20 > > million=2E > > As it stands I have *no* trouble loading pf(4) with all of the tables > > totaling some 20+ million entries, *even* when the BOX is working with > > as little 4Gb ram=2E > > Has something in pf(4) changed, since 9=2E3 that would now prevent me > > from continuing to use my current setup, and tables? > > > No=2E There are no new limits in 11, and the only thing that *might* be an= =20 > issue is validation improvements in 12=2E Still, anything that worked on 9= =20 > is expected to work on 12 (if not, report a bug)=2E Thank you very much for the informative reply, Kristof! >=20 > Please don=E2=80=99t keep running unsupported versions=2E You're reply leaves me little reason to think I need, or want to=2E :-) Thanks, again! --Chris >=20 > Regards, > Kristof
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