Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:53:37 +0300 From: Oleg Bulyzhin <oleg@FreeBSD.org> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, re@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backporting dummynet's q_time change ? (svn 184414) Message-ID: <20090123085337.GB54838@lath.rinet.ru> In-Reply-To: <20090123081028.GA38763@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <20090123081028.GA38763@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:10:28AM +0100, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Have you seen this? http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/184506 -- Oleg. ================================================================ === Oleg Bulyzhin -- OBUL-RIPN -- OBUL-RIPE -- oleg@rinet.ru === ================================================================
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