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Date:      Wed, 23 Feb 2005 02:58:23 +0300
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org>
To:        Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru>
Cc:        cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ipfw ipfw.8 src/sys/conf NOTES options src/sys/netinet ip_input.c ip_output.c
Message-ID:  <20050222235823.GB18075@cell.sick.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20050223021028.K62189@mp2.macomnet.net>
References:  <200502221740.j1MHefOr065785@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050222185929.GB16542@cell.sick.ru> <20050223021028.K62189@mp2.macomnet.net>

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On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 02:12:33AM +0300, Maxim Konovalov wrote:
M> > Since a new additional kernel option is now required to obtain a
M> > functionality, that was present before without this option, this change
M> > deserves a note in UPDATING and probably in 5.4 release notes.
M> 
M> POLA violation detected, please update UPDATING.

Yes. To keep POLA an option IP_FIREWALL_LIMITED should be used. Turning
this option on should lead to a limited functionality of 'fwd' keyword,
that we have now by default. A kernel without this option should retain
the same ipfw fwd behavior, that we have had for many years.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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