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03/02/2023

02:41 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Attaching latest iteration of the netmap stall patch diff that matches the current pull request. Bill Meeks

02/21/2023

05:15 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Update to the patch diff file per comments from Jeff. Latest version attached.
A pull request containing the latest ... Bill Meeks

02/20/2023

03:04 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Updated master-6.0.x-backport.diff file. This version has the call to @sleep()@ removed from the @NetmapWritePackets(... Bill Meeks

02/18/2023

07:00 PM Suricata Bug #5744: netmap: 6.0.9 v14 backport causes known packet stalls from v14 implementation in "legacy" mode too

Clyne Snowtail wrote in #note-79:
> I was out of town all week and couldnt test as I wouldnt be able to reverse it.
... Bill Meeks

02/17/2023

05:34 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Jeff Lucovsky wrote in #note-8:
> I'd suggest holding the lock over the ioctl call.
I concur. The device lock is onl... Bill Meeks

01:44 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Franco Fichtner wrote in #note-5:
> The sleep could very well decrease performance under link saturation. For the sak... Bill Meeks

02/16/2023

11:17 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

The attached patch has been tested and verified to solve the stall issue by an OPNsense user that was previously expe... Bill Meeks

11:14 PM Suricata Bug #5744: netmap: 6.0.9 v14 backport causes known packet stalls from v14 implementation in "legacy" mode too

I have some very encouraging news to report about my latest patch. It appears to correct the stall issue. I encounter... Bill Meeks

02/15/2023

01:47 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

Added patch file for netmap in the master-6.0.x branch. Bill Meeks

01:40 PM Suricata Bug #5863: netmap: packet stalls (6.0.x backport)

I have created a proposed patch for the netmap code in Suricata 6.0.x. My patch is attached to this ticket. It includ... Bill Meeks