Hi, 2004-06-18, p keltezéssel 01:56-kor Cedric Blancher ezt írta: > Le ven 18/06/2004 à 01:50, Patrick Ahler a écrit : > > I'm surprised there hasn't been more demand for a netfilter failover > > module though, I know I would sleep better at night if there was. =) > > There's definitly a strong demand. But there's not much offer yet... > Things seems to be on the way. Netfilter failover is progressing silently... Harald has done a lot of work based on my crappy proof-of-concept implementation, and things are really getting to take off. This week I've spent a few days testing the code, with somewhat mixed results. Certainly, there are a lot of problems, It's not usable in its current form. However, I think that the whole ct_sync code could be fixed and made into a _working_ piece of long-awaited software in not more than a few weeks, if somebody with enough knowledge _and_ free time would be able to help Harald. (I plan to do so if I'll find the time.) Most of the code necessary for basic synchronization is there, just contains bugs. So, come on dear Netfilter hackers, we're not that far from providing a solution! Moreover, I think that a somewhat more open development model could help. Currently, only the core ct_sync code can be found in the Netfilter CVS (I don't know if it's up-to-date), the patchset needed to be able to even compile the code is missing. (It took me a lot of time just to gather the patches and make ct_sync compile.) There is not too much information regarding the basic concepts of the proposed solution, so publishing an easy-to-test package along with some instructions would be an absolute must. -- Regards, Krisztian KOVACS
