Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:50:13 GMT From: Steve Polyack <spolyack@collaborativefusion.com> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/155604: [flowtable] Flowtable excessively caches dest MAC addresses for outgoing traffic Message-ID: <201110171650.p9HGoDLv019588@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/155604; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Steve Polyack <spolyack@collaborativefusion.com> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/155604: [flowtable] Flowtable excessively caches dest MAC addresses for outgoing traffic Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:04:35 -0400 On 10/17/2011 11:59 AM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > Steve, > > looks like this bug is fixed in 8.2 and later versions of FreeBSD. > Can I close the PR? > IMHO, the fix is merely a workaround (disabling FLOWTABLE by default in the kernel configuration). If a user turns flowtable on, they will still encounter the same problem as I described. We don't have a reason to turn the flowtable feature back on, so it doesn't really affect us either way. I'll leave it up to you as to whether you want to close it or have someone take a deeper look. Thanks for checking, -- http://www.intermedix.com Steve Polyack, System Engineer T: 412-422-3463 x4026 spolyack@collaborativefusion.com The information contained in this message is confidential and may be privileged and/or protected under law. If you received this message in error, please notify us immediately by forwarding a copy to karen.collier@intermedix.com and then deleting the original message and any attachments.
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