# Re: \[RFC PATCH 00/29\] net: VRF support

- From: Derek Fawcus \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-09 11:47:08 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977750
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977327/t.md

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On Sun, Feb 08, 2015 at 05:36:05pm -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> To make an L3 separation efficient from a large scale* perspective one
> needs to give up something
[snip]
> 
> * scale here meaning VRFs from 1 to N, N for current products goes up to
> 4000, though I know of that has mentioned 16k VRFs.

FWIW - There is at least one router vendor which allows for the creation of
       more than 4096 VRFs.  Some of its products have a specific limitation
       which may be less than the architectural maximum.

DF
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