Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread kolargol
so this is about setting MULTIPROCESSOR, WITH_PF_LOCK and NET_TASKQ ? or something else? i been using it since a while and as in basic router all seem fine. __ kolargol Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:28 PM, Tom Smyth wrote: >

Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread Tom Smyth
Hi, you can re-compile the BSD kernel to allow multi Processor PF, (but it is deemd by people who know more about PF and Programming than my self that it is not fully up to OpenBSD standards for Release yet I was referring to it as BSDMPPF as a continuation of the BSD vs BSDMP kernel ... sorry

Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread kolargol
MPPF is multi processor for pf or what? Where can i learn more about it? I was searching sources but could not find anything related to "MPPF", any clue? thanks, __ kolargol Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 1:30 PM, Tom Smyth

Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread Tom Smyth
Ok, under stood re ,prototype code... thought the Project was being extra conservative :) and that more people trying MPPF would be helpful, but if it aint ready for release it aint ready for release re PF going away... I thought that was a Calendar Coincidence... now im feeling a slight up tick

Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread Janne Johansson
With MPPF it can go away almost ~5x as fast on a 6-core machine. Den tis 2 apr. 2019 kl 13:35 skrev Theo de Raadt : > No, this is not our style, it very much doesn't fit the development > process to have users running prototype code for 6 months. > > And anyways why do you want this, since pf

Re: Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread Theo de Raadt
No, this is not our style, it very much doesn't fit the development process to have users running prototype code for 6 months. And anyways why do you want this, since pf is going away. Tom Smyth wrote: > I was wondering what devs / more experienced users think about > having BSDMPPF kernel as

Is it worth considering compling a generic MPPF kernel for user convenience

2019-04-02 Thread Tom Smyth
Hello, I was wondering what devs / more experienced users think about having BSDMPPF kernel as an option in the upcoming release so that users could opt to test that by selecting alternate BSDMPPF kernel (without having to re-compile the kernel) the tested benefits on a PC engines apuc2 is at