ipfw kernel module not being built

[Bob Willcox]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 12:21:49PM -0700, Mark Johnston wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 02:06:02PM -0500, Bob Willcox wrote:
> > > > On Aug 11, 2017, at 10:36, Bob Willcox <bob at immure.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > When I rebuild my kernel on Jun 13th none of the previous ipfw kernel modules were built:
> > > > 
> > > > ipfw.ko
> > > > ipfw_nat.ko
> > > > ipfw_nat64.ko
> > > > ipfw_nptv6.ko
> > > > ng_ipfw.ko
> > > > 
> > > > and only this ipfw module was built:
> > > > 
> > > > ng_ipfw.ko
> > > > 
> > > > However, the verson of /etc/rc.d/ipfw that I'm running (from the
> > > > freebsd-base-graphics branch) is failing to load ipfw so my firewall isn't
> > > > starting.
> > > > 
> > > > So, what am I missing? Is it possible that the freebsd-base-graphics branch
> > > > that I'm running has an old or improper version of /etc/rc.d/ipfw?
> 
> [...]
> 
> > include GENERIC_DRM
> 
> GENERIC_DRM sets MODULES_OVERRIDE, so only the specified modules are
> built. In particular, ipfw*.ko does not get built. You'll need to either
> remove the MODULES_OVERRIDE setting in GENERIC_DRM (which will make
> kernel builds somewhat slower), or add
> 
> makeoptions	MODULES_OVERRIDE+= ipfw ...
> 
> to your custom config.
> 
> > 
> > ident   TAVION_DRM
> > 
> > nooptions       INVARIANTS
> > nooptions       INVARIANT_SUPPORT
> > nooptions       DEBUG_MEMGUARD
> > nooptions       DEBUG_REDZONE
> > nooptions       WITNESS
> > nooptions       WITNESS_ALL
> > nooptions       WITNESS_SKIPSPIN
> > 
> > options         TMPFS

Ok, thanks for that. I'll give that a try, but probably not till next time I
am ready to update this system (I use it for my day job and updating it is a
pain since I need to run the drm-next mods/branch).

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