Re: [patch] Aranym Slirp driver
On Fri, 14 Nov 2008, Steve Brown wrote:
> I would like to offer some fast machines for use as buildds to help
> clear the package backlog. Unfortunately I don't have any root access
> on these machines.
>
> I have ported over the Slirp userspace ethernet driver from BasiliskII
Nice! I've been using UserModeLinux with Slirp a lot.
> into Aranym. Slirp takes in ethernet packets, decaps them, and
> manages proxy TCP connections on the host OS. I am not a good C
> programmer and I wrote it using the "monkey see, monkey do" method.
> The driver is not ready for prime-time, but works acceptably for now.
> On some machines it works in excess of 120kB/sec. (On other machines,
> it crashes spectacularly.)
Oops. Have you looked at the implementation used by UserModeLinux?
> Would anyone like to help test/improve this patch?
> Assuming they're wanted/needed, can anyone help me set up the buildds?
>
> You can get the patch here. Remember to 'autoreconf' before building.
> http://www.2shared.com/file/4283984/70cf2b8e/aranym-097beta-slirp-WIP20081112patch.html
Interesting download service...
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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