Subject: Re: Error compiling PF with ALTQ
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Mark Cullen <mark.r.cullen@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/12/2006 14:32:53
Christos Zoulas wrote:
> In article <44B3E8E9.1080500@gmail.com>,
> Mark Cullen <mark.r.cullen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jeff Rizzo wrote:
>>> Mark Cullen wrote:
>>>> I've got PF in my kernel config and the kernel compiled just fine, but
>>>> I would like to mess around with ALTQ. When I uncomment the ALTQ lines
>>>> in the kernel config, the compiling fails with:
>>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>> I think it's a known problem. A google search revealed patches to fix
>>>> it for 2.x, but I am using 3.0.1.. and they're reported not to work on
>>>> 3.x apparently. Any ideas?
>>> Yes, it's a known problem. There are unsupported patches that should
>>> work for 3.0 (and 3.0.1), and the problem itself is being worked on;
>>> it's unclear whether it will be supported in 4.0 or not.
>>>
>>> +j
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Oh. What's taking it's place if it's not supported in 4.0? Just no
>> ability to do traffic shaping at all?
>
> The patches are in a branch right now and they are being worked on.
> They should be integrated in time for 4.0. If they are not, this
> means no traffic shaping with pf+altq, but you should be able to
> use altq separately (without using pf).
>
> christos
>
>
The only problem there is that... I am using PF, and like it very much :)
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Mark Cullen <mark.r.cullen@gmail.com>