Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:10:28 +0100 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> To: stable@freebsd.org Cc: oleg@freebsd.org, re@freebsd.org Subject: backporting dummynet's q_time change ? (svn 184414) Message-ID: <20090123081028.GA38763@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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in your logmessage for the q_time change in dummynet http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=184414 mentions an ABI change that would prevent backporting. However, as far as I can tell, the kernel side of the change is fully self-contained in the ip_dummynet module, and the only side effect on an out-of-sync userland (/sbin/ipfw) is that you would not be able to run "ipfw pipe show" -- but you can still configure ipfw rules and pipes and tables without problems. It seems to me that the change is sufficiently useful to deserve a MFC, and the side effects are negligible and do not prevent an upgrade with the usual sequence (installkernel-reboot-installworld) Any objection to an MFC ? cheers luigi
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