On 23/02/2016 7:09 AM, Franco Fichtner wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm working on FreeBSD-based configuration code dating back more > than 5 years. Although this code uses NETGRAPH compiled into the > kernel, it also makes use of NGM_ETHER_DETACH and a self-rolled > NGM_ETHER_ATTACH to avoid having netgraph-attached interfaces when > mpd isn't needed. > > In 2016, how is the state of ng_ether(4) performance to assert > whether this approach is actually useful or not. the performance is much as it always was.. ng_ether passes packets to the next ng module as fast as they come. netgraph does sacrifice some speed for generality, but I think it's not too much. > > Seeing that NGM_ETHER_ATTACH is not available and should usefulness > be implicated, would code for NGM_ETHER_ATTACH be merged into > FreeBSD? sure.. diffs always appreciated. > > > Thanks, > Franco > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" >Received on Wed Feb 24 2016 - 01:38:21 UTC
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