In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sebastien Petit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I think that I've found the problem, this patch was not applied in > RELENG_4_5 branch and is just available on RELENG_4 (so FreeBSD-4.6) > Effectlivly, my running kernel was not actually built from those sources. So > now all is working fine, thank you for your help John.
Thanks for the follow-up. I'm glad to hear that the fix actually works. :-) > I've two other questions: > * Why this patch was not applied on 4.5-STABLE branch ? RELENG_4_5 is a security branch. Nothing is added to it except important security-related fixes. Ordinary bug fixes are not added to that branch. If you want bug fixes too, you should use RELENG_4. > * How can I distribute my software working with ng_ether without forcing the > user to upgrade his kernel to FreeBSD-4.6 that is not released for the moment > ? It is released now. But here's another option for you. Along with your software, distribute the fixed version of the ng_ether kernel loadable module (ng_ether.ko). Tell your users not to configure NETGRAPH_ETHER into their kernels. Instead, they should load the module. That should solve the problem for them. I think the fixed module should work fine with a 4.5 kernel. John -- John Polstra John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
