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Date:      Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:55:43 -0600
From:      Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com>
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   network MFC's done
Message-ID:  <20011214145543.U377@prism.flugsvamp.com>

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I've completed merging a bunch of network related things, including:

   . syncache
   . hash list lookup for inet addresses.
   . interface capability support

The last commit was to conf/files, to add the new tcp_syncache.c file.
Please make sure you have all commits up to this point before attempting
to build a new kernel.

  The 'syncache' feature add DoS resistance to SYN floods, and unless
  your machine is subject to such traffic, you shouldn't notice any 
  difference in performance.

  The list lookup change now uses a hash list to find matching IP addresses
  in the system, instead of a linear list.  If you are running a machine
  with a large number of IP aliases (1,000 or so), you will notice a 
  performance gain.

  The interface capability support reports on whether the network card
  supports checksum offloading, and for some cards, places this under the
  users control.  The corresponding ifconfig changes will be merged shortly.
 
-- 
Jonathan

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