From owner-freebsd-pf@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 7 13:40:26 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DC2D106564A for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:40:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tom@claimlynx.com) Received: from na3sys009aog133.obsmtp.com (na3sys009aog133.obsmtp.com [74.125.149.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBFF68FC08 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:40:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yx0-f182.google.com ([209.85.213.182]) (using TLSv1) by na3sys009aob133.postini.com ([74.125.148.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUEn5Q7cyf+kJ5DHQtQBwFtpMDlWvQjkF@postini.com; Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:40:25 PDT Received: by yenl7 with SMTP id l7so551727yen.13 for ; Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:40:19 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=0V/IlIcO8t5qFAxQz4KqRBAsCaKfnjEEla8UxlSIfoQ=; b=akeOPtPTS15yDo5sQUWeFIUVNvN28jAibvvnAM8iQU+Naytxv2wuXn3jH8BMitg/iQ 7abVGVjN/gNDQBRC922B5GOGYhXYmEA5YBxoxkc8dBqKyud3rAZomBBDlA+W3H1IJmWw 2fC1r+ixLq7XtUkeB1etqTLlyMsMMM/+a42+uUnIyjKOWs0UZOmsAXAaYhJSLnevtBdR 5ycqhTWWxewk92+TdkkrQSt1vDDRZR11DG+t2jzBFGDXs+hy0Ge7pLorcU2plzfwB2vi 3Uh/hOazp/axYWX1DarqdWmQ6GUN/KJM9R0SlrLDJj4lxAZ/hL0lOu77/9uAGd2yapQw eKdA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.58.106.4 with SMTP id gq4mr7880809veb.35.1347025218962; Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:40:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.58.14.133 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Sep 2012 06:40:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20120905115140.GF15915@FreeBSD.org> <50476187.8000303@gibfest.dk> <20120905183607.GI15915@glebius.int.ru> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:40:18 -0500 Message-ID: From: Thomas Johnson To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQl6paZxSMITa76KanqGNU84Z0ZAIcZ1eR2w5FhLP48PVLaFiELIB3bEwo7vgZ5GqqOqTaJB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] merging projects/pf into head X-BeenThere: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Technical discussion and general questions about packet filter \(pf\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:40:26 -0000 >From a strictly end-user perspective, I can say that we have been eagerly awaiting a new port of the OpenBSD/pf code. We have immediate applications for a number of the newish features, 'match' support in particular. We have investigated switching to OpenBSD, but we really like our homogenous FreeBSD environment. That being said, Gleb's performance changes are intriguing. The fact of the matter is that we are getting along alright without the new goodies, and we would like to get some more mileage out of our existing routing gear. My pf-envy really only gets really bad for the month surrounding BSDCan :-) On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > > > What's bad with "getting stuck" with old syntax? I personally don't have > any problems with it. I have had problems with performance, however. > -- Thomas Johnson ClaimLynx, Inc.