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From:
Kevin Williams <kevin@k9w.org>
Subject:
Re: PIM support in kernel's mrouting stack
To:
tech@openbsd.org
Cc:
Luca Di Gregorio <lucdig@gmail.com>
Date:
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:35:56 -0700

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  • Luca Di Gregorio:

    PIM support

    • Kevin Williams:

      PIM support in kernel's mrouting stack

    • Stuart Henderson:

      PIM support

Hi Luca,

This question belongs in misc@, not tech@. If you or someone has a 
kernel patch ready for others to test, then tech is the place to post it 
and ask for testing feedback.

On 9/14/24 4:34 AM, Luca Di Gregorio wrote:
> I have a multicast network implemented with mrouted.
> The network is growing fast, and I would like to switch to pimd.
>
> I compiled pimd from https://github.com/troglobit/pimd, anyway, when I 
> try to start, I receive:
>
> Cannot set PIM flag in kernel: Protocol not available
>
> The author troglobit told me:
> "Unfortunately, OpenBSD have removed PIM support from the MROUTING 
> stack in their kernel"
>
> Will be there the chance to have PIM supported again in any future 
> release of OpenBSD?
>
> Thanks in advance, regards