Re: Http Accept filters (accf_http)

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:32:26 +0000
In message <480E589C.8010108_at_delphij.net>, Xin LI writes:

>| Does anyone know why accf_accept is disabled by default in the ports'
>| stock Apache 2.2 (it's disabled in the default config files)? I thought
>| it was because it was dangerous or flawed for some reason, though (at
>| least for light loads comparable to those of OP) it seems to work fine.

I think adding them to the apache is OK, as long as apache fails
gracefully if they are not present in the kernel.

>Yes, I wonder that too.  Personally I think it might be a good idea to
>just bind accf_http and accf_data into GENERIC, as I always add them
>into kernel configuration at my company...  My $0.02

No, GENERIC should not be bloated when it can be effortlessly loaded
as a KLD.

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