Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 00:15:01 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Multiple routing table support commited Message-ID: <48254B75.7060600@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <48254A57.5040603@FreeBSD.org> References: <4824F1B4.6010302@elischer.org> <48254A57.5040603@FreeBSD.org>
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Bruce M. Simpson wrote: > Julian, > > Thanks so much for this. > > Julian Elischer wrote: >> I have committed the base of teh Multi-routing-table support. >> I am current;y waiting for it to loop back to me before a final >> make universe test, but I think it should be ok. >> if you do nothing you should not see any difference. > > I think you well deserve a break after all that effort. I look forward > to p4 merge >;-> > > [I waded into the pf code last week, to write a patch to allow IP Router > Alert out by default -- as it breaks IGMP/MLD and thus link-scope/all > multicasting. > It looks like it wouldn't be too difficult for someone to add a "setfib" > tag, however, this can break backwards compatibility with pfsync'ed > nodes if pfstate/pfrule are changed.] max laire did some of this already... check the pf files now. there should already be some fib support.. look at teh pre commit diff at: http://www.freebsd.org/~julian/mrt.diff. the pf changes are right at the top. I will admit that I haven't tested the pf changes, as they are max's work but as its a "New" feature in freeBSD it can't hurt any existing setups and I did confirm that the certainly don't break any other code. > >> This code, backported to 6.3 is running on Ironport appliances >> and Cisco/Ironport has graciously allowed it to be given back. > > Thanks also to them for making this possible. > > cheers > BMS
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