We should just make netmap on freebsd .. much much nicer and easier to develop on. :)
-a On 22 July 2014 21:09, John-Mark Gurney <j...@funkthat.com> wrote: > Luigi Rizzo wrote this message on Mon, May 19, 2014 at 04:28 -0400: >> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Adrian Chadd <adr...@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> > Is there a netmap list that these questions (regardless of OS) could go to? >> >> ???no there isn't one. At the moment there isn't enough traffic >> to suggest that, and creating one is likely to generate >> traffic to both the specific list and freebsd-net. > > What volume of traffic do you think is acceptable for creating a > seperate list? > > The last few months I believe that there is enough traffic to justify > a seperate list... and too often the questions are not at all useful > to the FreeBSD community... If they were, I'd be more willing to > tolerate their presence, but mostly they are, I'm running Linux and > I can't be bothered to read the docs or try to figure things ous, can > you set this up for me? type emails... > >> Note, the problem is not only for netmap: we have ipfw+dummynet >> which is already cross platform, and as we bring pieces of the kernel >> to userspace (see??? e.g. the various efforts related to bringing >> up the network stack) we lose the tight bind to the os. > > Then maybe we need to create a special list for cross platform > projects or something, but I don't notice any traffic wrt to ipfw > or dummynet on -net... > >> > On 18 May 2014 16:02, Luigi Rizzo <ri...@iet.unipi.it> wrote: >> > > Folks, i have two requests for you: >> > > >> > > 1. please do not complain about questions on this list related >> > > to a core network-related FreeBSD subsystem (netmap, dummynet, >> > > netgraph, tcp stack...) even if they are concerned with ports >> > > to Linux or other OSes or to userspace. >> > > >> > > At least in principle, these topics _are_ relevant here precisely >> > > because they relate to code whose main home is in the FreeBSD >> > > source tree, and bugs or feature suggestions etc that may emerge >> > > will directly benefit FreeBSD. >> > > >> > > 2. on the other hand, it would be good if people could avoid questions >> > like >> > > "give me step by step instructions on how to install/run/use X". >> > > There are notes in README and Makefiles, something on the >> > > web pages, and quick web searches should point you to previous >> > > mailing list discussions on the same topic _before asking_. >> > > >> > > So in the specific case below i can understand a reply (perhaps a >> > > private one) saying "have you done your homework (read documentation, >> > > do a web search) ?", but "we only do FreeBSD here" does not sound >> > > right to me. >> > > >> > > cheers >> > > luigi >> > > >> > > On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 02:23:29PM +0200, XXX wrote: >> > >> > I am using Fedora 18 with Intel 82599 NIC. >> > >> .............^^^^^^^^^ >> > >> >> > >> Ask on a Linux/Fedora list then. This is a FreeBSD list. >> > >> >> > >> > I am new to netmap and want to experiment with it in the above >> > environment. >> > >> > Can somebody please advise what is the easiest way to go about the >> > above >> > >> > (installation etc.) so that I can concentrate on writing the userspace >> > >> > programs using netmap quickly. > > -- > John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 > > "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not." _______________________________________________ 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"
