Re: NPF and PF

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

One bug, two bad behaviours.  Mention both behaviours.  And if possible,
get a crash dump, put it somewhere semi-permanent, and provide a link to
the crash dump in the PR text.



On Wed, 16 Dec 2020, Hector wrote:

> * Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost> wrote, on 2020-12-16 11:16:
> > > On Dec 16, 2020, at 9:02 AM, Hector <technet%netdog.org@localhost> wrote:
> > >
> > > Trying to load a npf ruleset with tables of thousands of entries
> > > takes _minutes_. In one case I had with tens of thousands of lpm
> > > table entries, 'npf reload' chewed for almost 20 minutes (!!), and
> > > then crashed, leaving the filter in an inoperable state.
> >
> > Please file a bug report!
> >
> > -- thorpej
>
> Which behavior should be called out as the bug? The crash, or the
> fact that it takes minutes to load a ruleset with large tables?
>
> !DSPAM:5fda5dfd47237347678438!

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