Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:24:45 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dis/advantages of compiling in-kernel over kldload Message-ID: <CANCZdfrTSTaKYjtXqqCrKnyw3j1QPPSkPaj0L3Y=JwHO%2BS-VWA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ZK7u00XORTTe-2kK@int21h> References: <ZK7mnohS12eEYoV2@int21h> <CANCZdfo1z9xq2%2BZNoYmudxkrR9=c_9Eg9NOECKU8kwgoGi7pbA@mail.gmail.com> <ZK7pqlDKY4JBkvek@int21h> <CANCZdfqYSgGMT=JE8h16n0zVYbrWYYgggJwsJK4Z2QFoE8Es4g@mail.gmail.com> <ZK7u00XORTTe-2kK@int21h>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 12:20 PM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:04:21PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > > > >Yes. /etc/rc.d/pf doesn't check /etc/pf.conf. Its pf_start() routine will > >only > >run if pf_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf (or related file, which pf.conf is > not) > > Thanks for clarifying. > Is there advantage to compiling it in-kernel? Or disadvantage? > Depends. If you build everything, then you get "tied" modules that are only for a specific kernel. If you run the released modules, then there can be a small performance hit that don't matter too much unless you are out of CPU.... the release modules withh work with a range of kernels. Warner > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 12:20 PM void <<a href="mailto:void@f-m.fm">void@f-m.fm</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:04:21PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote:<br> ><br> >Yes. /etc/rc.d/pf doesn't check /etc/pf.conf. Its pf_start() routine will<br> >only<br> >run if pf_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf (or related file, which pf.conf is not)<br> <br> Thanks for clarifying.<br> Is there advantage to compiling it in-kernel? Or disadvantage?<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Depends. If you build everything, then you get "tied" modules that are only for a specific kernel. If you run the released modules, then there can be a small performance hit that don't matter too much unless you are out of CPU.... the release modules withh work with a range of kernels.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warner</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> </blockquote></div></div></div>
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