its opt-out now
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb<b...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Apr 2009, Kip Macy wrote:
>
>> Author: kmacy
>> Date: Sun Apr 19 00:16:04 2009
>> New Revision: 191255
>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/191255
>>
>> Log:
>> - Import infrastructure for caching flows as a means of accelerating L3
>> and L2 lookups
>> as well as providing stateful load balancing when used with RADIX_MPATH.
>> - Currently compiled in to i386 and amd64 but disabled by default, it can
>> be enabled at
>> runtime with 'sysctl net.inet.flowtable.enable=1'.
>>
>> - Embedded users can remove it entirely from the kernel by adding
>> 'nooption FLOWTABLE' to
>> their kernel config files.
>>
>> - A minimal hookup will be added to ip_output in a subsequent commit. I
>> would like to see
>> more review before bringing in changes that require more churn.
>>
>> Supported by: Bitgravity Inc.
>>
>> Added:
>> head/sys/net/flowtable.c (contents, props changed)
>> head/sys/net/flowtable.h (contents, props changed)
>> Modified:
>> head/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS
>
> ...
>>
>> head/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS
>
> ...
>>
>> Modified: head/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS
>>
>> ==============================================================================
>> --- head/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS Sat Apr 18 22:16:46 2009
>> (r191254)
>> +++ head/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS Sun Apr 19 00:16:04 2009
>> (r191255)
>> @@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ options GEOM_PART_BSD
>> options GEOM_PART_EBR
>> options GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT
>> options GEOM_PART_MBR
>> +
>> +options FLOWTABLE
>>
>> Modified: head/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS
>>
>> ==============================================================================
>> --- head/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS Sat Apr 18 22:16:46 2009 (r191254)
>> +++ head/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS Sun Apr 19 00:16:04 2009 (r191255)
>> @@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ options GEOM_PART_MBR
>> # enable support for native hardware
>> options NATIVE
>> device atpic
>> +
>> +options FLOWTABLE
>
> ...
>
>
>
> I think FLOWTABLE does nto belong into DEFAULTS. Really DEFAULTS was
> meant for "You cannot boot without this" and if people start to weaken
> it, DEFAULTS will soon be the new GENERIC. That said I am not sure it
> belongs to GENERIC either.
>
> --
> Bjoern A. Zeeb The greatest risk is not taking one.
>
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