Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:50:47 -0500 From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org> To: Kevin Bowling <kbowling@llnw.com> Cc: transport@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updates to the tcp_rfc_compliance wiki Message-ID: <EF244F09-D985-423A-B3F6-86EEF3924F2B@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAMR6kCq_Q6fyEk0dR9jyDzu2e8gBynw3sMRxT-dZVPh6vsGpUA@mail.gmail.com> References: <B3F56A2B-751F-436A-A451-DAC7F8E66D09@freebsd.org> <CAMR6kCq_Q6fyEk0dR9jyDzu2e8gBynw3sMRxT-dZVPh6vsGpUA@mail.gmail.com>
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> Il giorno 13/nov/2015, alle ore 16:56, Kevin Bowling = <kbowling@llnw.com> ha scritto: >=20 > I dug through some other projects including illumos recently as well. = If you check commit logs, Sun had quite a bit going on prior to Oracle, = and then all "transport" activity stopped in 2010. >=20 Yes, Illumos hasn=E2=80=99t changed much there so looking in there = basically only gives hints on the older Solaris implementation. It is difficult to say = exactly what happened in the Solaris implementation since the source is now closed but you = could also say it has been losing relevance. It seems unlikely that Oracle has been = keeping up to date with the standards but still looking at Illumos remains an = interesting reference. By updating the list of RFCs I can see the transport group was created = in a very good moment. Many of the traditional RFCs have received important revisions and extensions that were suggested previously have been = obsoleted and even deemed insecure. Perhaps RFC 7414 TCP Roadmap, is a good starting point to plan future work. Regards, Pedro. > Regards, >=20 > Kevin Bowling - Systems Software Team - P: 480-227-1233 >=20 > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org = <mailto:pfg@freebsd.org>> wrote: > Hello; >=20 > After digging into some illumos headers and checking the RFC list for = updates, > I did some bold updates to the Wiki. >=20 > Most notable changes: > I added RFC3168 to the list: Illumos implemented the now obsolete = RFC2481 >=20 > I tagged many of the now obsolete RFCs and added the new ones. If we = were > supporting the obsolete versions I tagged the new ones =E2=80=9Cpartiall= y supported=E2=80=9D > while the updates are confirmed/done. >=20 > I was unsure if I should add NetBIOS (RFC1001 and RFC1002), as illumos > has them but I suspect they are not a high priority here. >=20 > Enjoy ... it seems like a lot of fun will be happening here :). >=20 > Pedro. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-transport@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-transport@freebsd.org> = mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-transport = <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-transport>; > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-transport-unsubscribe@freebsd.org = <mailto:freebsd-transport-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >=20 >=20 > The information in this message may be confidential. It is intended = solely for > the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any = disclosure, > copying or distribution of the message, or any action or omission = taken by you > in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please = immediately > contact the sender if you have received this message in error. >=20
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