Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 22:32:50 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 295395] ipfw: hard dependency on inet despite supporting both ip famillies Message-ID: <bug-295395-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295395 Bug ID: 295395 Summary: ipfw: hard dependency on inet despite supporting both ip famillies Product: Base System Version: 15.0-RELEASE Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: emy@puppygirl.best I have come across an issue on a kernel built without INET where ipfw has a hard dependency on it. Kernel configuration: include GENERIC ident GENERIC-IPV6-ONLY makeoptions MKMODULESENV+="WITHOUT_INET_SUPPORT=" nooptions INET nodevice gre Building ipfw manually and loading it yields the following in dmesg: link_elf_obj: symbol ip_reass undefined That means that systems which don't have ipv6-only capabilities are not able to utilize ipfw to filter traffic. I believe that ipfw should have a soft dependency on inet and spew errors when trying to use inet rules when the module is not available. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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