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From: Pablo Neira <pablo@eurodev.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] update raw patch in POM
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:59:21 +0200
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Roberto Nibali wrote:
>>Almost forgot: the nf_reset() patch should "fix" this bug. "Fix"
>>because it doesn't really fix it but rather hides this issue
>>for a later possible revival.
> 
> I thought so, however is there a clean fix which does not involve rewriting the
> raw patch? I mean the unconditional nf_reset() is rather intrusive. What about
> other netfilter extensions, they could have the same refcnt problem, couldn't they?

I've started thinking that a better way to fix this would require to 
review current untracked logic.

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Pablo