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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][IPTABLES] userspace u32 match support
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:35:45 +0100
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Krzysztof Oledzki wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> 
>> Add support for u32 match in userspace
> 
> 
> Thanks, but the original u32 match was much more powerful and allowed
> for example to move to a next header (ip->tcp) using the @ operator and
> generally to build more advanced test. As you used the same name (u32)
> it will be no longer possible to use the old one.

Yes, this is a problem. Without beeing able to get at the TCP
header or data it is of much less use.

> So, are there any plans to implement full power of the old u32 extension?

I agree, we should integrate the original version.