Hi, After Matt imported netgraph7, I worked a bit on it to make it compile and work. But this effort has been interrupted by real job so I tend to work on it on and off.
Let me prepare a patch with what I have, and I will upload it for you to see. Cheers, Nuno On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Dennis Melentyev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > 2008/12/6 Alexander Motin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hi. >> >> Dennis Melentyev wrote: >>> >>> Sorry for bringing back quite old topic, but now it's the time I am >>> interested in mpd :) >>> >>> Today I just compiled (but not tested) libpdel-0.5.3 (just a bunch of >>> #ifdefs, GET_COOKIE() -> fcookie define, NG_HOOKLEN and NG_PATHLEN >>> macros). >>> >>> The problem with mpd4.4.1 is much more complex for me: I'm not that >>> experienced with make to re-create bsd.ports.mk and friends. Also, I'm >>> not aware of actual status of DFBSD's netgraph. >>> >>> Could it be a good day to revisit mpd-on-DragonFly issue? >> >> As good as any other. The main question is still the state of netgraph in >> DF. Last time I have looked, it was in state of FreeBSD4. Now I can see some >> netgraph7 directory in DF CVS, but I have no idea about it's status. >> >> mpd4.4.1 is the latest mpd version supporting FreeBSD4 in it's netgraph >> state. Now it is legacy and I have no wish to continue development of that >> branch. Present mpd5.2 version is completely superior and this is that front >> line to which you should orient yourself. Mpd5 is widely tunes itself to the >> system capabilities to support all FreeBSD versions starting from 5.x. To >> clean the code some of critical FreeBSD 4.x tunings (for example, NG_NODESIZ >> of 16 bytes support) were removed. But even without this, it still would be >> practically inoperable now due to many other problems in that old netgraph >> code, which are now fixed in new versions. > > Ok, that's fair. I will look at mpd5/netgraph on DFLY some night. > Hope, I would be able to do something. > >> >>> What can I provide: >>> 1. Access to DFBSD system (home server, semi-production :) ) and >>> FreeBSD mpd server (router at work, serious production) >>> 2. Testing, some C coding (well, I'm short of DFBSD kernel experience, >>> but should not be a big problem to grep sources) >>> 3. Beer/Juice/Vodka/Borjomi (in Kiev, via the train, airmail, etc). :) >> >> Sorry, but with my work for FreeBSD I have no spare time to actively >> maintain one more system. If somebody going to finish DF netgraph update to >> the recent FreeBSD state, started by Matthew Dillon, and will maintain it >> further, I will help him with mpd support and my netgraph knowledge. > > That's all ok. But probably I would need your advises and clues. Let's > see if I would be able to work on it (the time limits mostly). > > -- > Dennis Melentyev >
