Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:30:28 -0600 (CST) From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> Cc: James Wyatt <jwyatt@RWSystems.net>, Chris Larsen <vader@vader.dk>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Enabling bpf device in kernel (was: Re: tcpdump) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902041920030.2250-100000@nomad.dataplex.net> In-Reply-To: <56329.918141508@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > What I was getting at is that bpf-less kernels gain something specific > which I believe is of very little benefit to the only people who might > not turn bpf off themselves. OTOH, bpf-less kernels will totally stop an ever-growing population who require it. I would opt for putting in bpf just as we put all kinds of NIC drivers that are (to most people) worthless. -- But critical to the few who need it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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