Re: kern/39038: missing backward compaatibility in pf(4)

[Peter Postma <peter%pointless.nl@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/39038; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Peter Postma <peter%pointless.nl@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%gnats.netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: apb%cequrux.com@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/39038: missing backward compaatibility in pf(4)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:29:23 +0200

 > >Description:
 >         The pf(4) driver in a recent kernel (4.99.66) does not support
 >         the ioctl requests that are used by older pfctl(1) userland
 >         program.
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 >         Have /sbin/pfctl from NetBSD 4.99.63.
 >         Have a kernel from NetBSD 4.99.66.
 >         $ sudo pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf
 >         No ALTQ support in kernel
 >         ALTQ related functions disabled
 >         pfctl: DIOCADDRULE: Operation not supported by device
 >         $ sudo pfctl -s all
 >         pfctl: DIOCGETALTQS: Permission denied
 > 
 > >Fix:
 >         Provide backward compatibility in the pf(4) driver.
 > 
 
 Can you provide a patch?
 
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 Peter Postma