> IPFW seems to add more or less constant overhead per rule. In our setup, > ~20 rules increase load by 100% (one core). We are able to reach 10GE > (1.1mpps) on some routers with most packets travelling 8-10 ipfw rules. > However, even with ipfw add 1 allow ip from any to any > 1.1 mpps routing utilizes E5645 by more that 80%. (with IGP routes in > rtable only). YMMV, but 2x10G is too much at the moment even without ipfw. Does this include jumbo-frames? 1.1 mpps is far from 10gbit with standard Internet 1500-byte traffic, unless you meant 11.1 mpps :)
Are there any plans or hopes for efficiency increase? Something like netmap? (http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/) _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
