Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:24:30 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: IPFW performance on SMP (vs. PF) Message-ID: <200902111424.n1BEOU3N012805@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Hi, I'll have to implement a packet filter on machines with several cores (4 to 8). Which one of the available filters (IPFW, IPF, PF) will provide the best performance on such SMP machines? I heard that PF doesn't support SMP hardware very well -- is that true? Will IPFW be better? Thanks for any insights. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution." -- Robert Sewell
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