-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 05/28/15 10:21, Patrick Kelsey wrote: > Yes, I'll give it a go. I haven't yet done a dry-run to see how > hairy it might be, so no predictions there.
Great! Please feel free to ask if you need any help from my side. Cheers, > Thanks, Patrick > > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 1:18 PM, hiren panchasara < > hi...@strugglingcoder.info> wrote: > >> On 05/28/15 at 10:12P, Xin Li wrote: >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 >>> >>> Hi, Hiren, >>> >>> On 05/27/15 21:55, hiren panchasara wrote: >>>> On 05/28/15 at 12:40P, Patrick Kelsey wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I've had a patch for a capsicum-related issue in tcpdump >>>>> sitting around since last September ( >>>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2014-September /05 >>> >>>>> 2049.html) >>>>> >>>>> >>> that is still needed and that I want finally address in the >>> tree (the pa tch >>>>> was reviewed by rwatson@ and pjd@ back then). >>>>> >>>>> This issue was patched separately in the upstream tcpdump >>>>> sources in February ( >>>>> https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/887bf88fd058f8 c0e >>> >>>>> f9a5af1a95b43753e3ad2eb), >>>>> >>>>> >>> along with a refactor of the associated capsicum code, and that >>> work has >>>>> been present in tcpdump releases since 4.7.3 ( >>>>> http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt). >>>>> >>>>> The last tcpdump release imported into the FreeBSD tree was >>>>> 4.6.2 ( http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/vendor/tcpdump/). >>>>> >>>>> tcpdump release import/merges have recently resulted in >>>>> some confusion/lost local patches due to the extent of the >>>>> diffs (e.g., the thread at >>>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2015-February/067 853 >>> >>>>> .html). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> I see three possible ways to proceed: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Apply the minimal-local-diff patch from last September >>>>> to our local tcpdump sources. This seems like it might >>>>> contribute to a future difficult/lossy tcpdump vendor >>>>> import/merge. >>>>> >>>>> 2. Import tcpdump 4.7.3 or later to address this issue. >>>>> Are there any reasons why this might not be desired? I >>>>> don't have a feel for when/why past tcpdump vendor imports >>>>> have been performed or avoided. >>>>> >>>>> 3. Cherry-pick the upstream patch and apply it to our >>>>> local sources, directly addressing only this issue and >>>>> avoiding future tcpdump vendor import/merge problems >>>>> related to this issue. >>>>> >>>>> I'm looking for input on the above. If left to my own >>>>> devices, I'd go with (3). >>>> >>>> Latest upstream release is 4.7.4 and the one before that was >>>> 4.6.2 which we already have in the tree. I think we should >>>> get latest instead of picking bits and pieces when possible. >>>> >>>> CCing Xin for his input as he has been doing last few >>>> imports. >>> >>> Yes, I think we should do the new import. (Are you willing to >>> do that? I'm doing it only because nobody else were doing >>> it...) >> >> I think Patrick volunteered to do the import. If he can't, I'll >> do it. >> >> Cheers, Hiren >> > _______________________________________________ > 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" > - -- Xin LI <delp...@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.1.4 (FreeBSD) iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVZ0+6AAoJEJW2GBstM+nsDfoP/1XiBFyZ0mY1lA6zEj/7BegN COHHyPWc6BAgGB3uW6aTUNJ417B5udz9MPifG/582G/GzXKBJJiu5/O2eHNJ+e8T ioIaBt0+hy3+QyoAfa+LiYJ0IwuKErXmZ+CD4LuOZT6itZnru67DWG9voWJYCV+V RK7Ry585fDDNDE2qNUAZgKUH35OMjmhdGjLlV2wFOhWuo/le/ZasvsRuAMaBq7v8 NIZNs3QoeyJhhkgLn3427ntDXbmAVm1p62zRdTjbPVYc9Re8JkA8tWzCnEtz04em lcypZWZRafRvPYUCM9+qLpOpogXsotk1SRlm6QhXt0BZe782btJVgLNIROJPC851 enV8P2pgI7zudazLjO79Cb56UxAyKRJBxht5bxW3nAxRAB34KIe9018CHhi8nTGl ZAzOYESYijDUDwG22iskSBUWm4VcRLSXRZmH/+NgKvmrzaPD/L3NAipZ4REqDRkD Uls2H4kMsKf8IgmZQQF8nonJzg5k73pF37PvA4VHjqnPn3vi6GJfgKQani6oMGpW nKa9YrCF3z7vD+t1Mifn44+GWN73PZ3OjiHNKi4Sx8nXeSdC412SJo+Rrb/FTWYv LZ1Joaobl84JXuuogoLkG09yXwm90PsoHHr0OfdPd6DAF67UhUjmd2phEMW3vFHz R9ZicEtFxm9LeGqmBI9e =wtWn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 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"
