iptables extension removal

iptables extension removal

[Patrick McHardy]

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We have decided to remove extension for obsolete/out-of-tree
patches from iptables, moving the extensions for patches
maintained in pom or external repositories to the individual
patchlets and deleting the rest.

Attached is the list of affected extensions. The only one
belonging to an externally maintained patch is connlimit, the
others are all either obsoleted or belong to patches that have
already been deleted.

I'll take care of the pom extensions in the next time. For
anyone interested in maintaining an extension externally, just
add the extension and all required files to a new directory
"iptables" below the patchlet directory and send us the URL.
I'll keep the non-pom extensions around for a month before
deleting them.


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libip6t_condition.c		keep for now, might get merged soon
libip6t_fuzzy.c			delete
libip6t_nth.c			delete
libip6t_random.c		delete
libip6t_ROUTE.c			move to pom
libip6t_TRACE.c			delete
libipt_account.c		delete
libipt_BALANCE.c		delete
libipt_childlevel.c		delete
libipt_condition.c		keep for now, might get merged soon
libipt_connlimit.c		patch maintainer/delete
libipt_connrate.c		delete
libipt_dstlimit.c		delete
libipt_FTOS.c			delete
libipt_fuzzy.c			delete
libipt_IPMARK.c			delete
libipt_iprange.c		move to pom
libipt_ipv4options.c		move to pom
libipt_IPV4OPTSSTRIP.c		move to pom
libipt_mport.c			delete
libipt_NETLINK.c		delete
libipt_nth.c			delete
libipt_osf.c			delete
libipt_psd.c			delete
libipt_random.c			delete
libipt_record_rpc.c		delete
libipt_ROUTE.c			move to pom
libipt_rpc.c			delete
libipt_TARPIT.c			move to pom
libipt_TCPLAG.c			delete
libipt_time.c			delete
libipt_TRACE.c			delete
libipt_u32.c			move to pom
libipt_XOR.c			delete

Re: iptables extension removal

[Tom Eastep]

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Patrick McHardy wrote:
> We have decided to remove extension for obsolete/out-of-tree
> patches from iptables, moving the extensions for patches
> maintained in pom or external repositories to the individual
> patchlets and deleting the rest.
...
> libipt_iprange.c		move to pom

Patrick,

Is ipt_range.c also moving from the main kernel tree to POM?

-Tom
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Re: iptables extension removal

[Patrick McHardy]

Tom Eastep wrote:
> Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>>libipt_iprange.c		move to pom
> 
> Is ipt_range.c also moving from the main kernel tree to POM?

No, that one is a mistake. I wasn't aware it is part of the kernel.

Re: iptables extension removal

[Jan Engelhardt]

On Dec 11 2006 20:20, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>Subject: iptables extension removal

nth
random
 + don't say delete: it's just superceded by "statistic":

libipt_dstlimit.c		delete
 + obsoleted by hashlimit

libipt_mport.c			delete
 + obsoleted by multiport

ROUTE			move to pom
TARPIT			move to pom
 + this is already in pom(-ng)

Re: iptables extension removal

[Patrick McHardy]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Dec 11 2006 20:20, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>>Subject: iptables extension removal
> 
> 
> nth
> random
>  + don't say delete: it's just superceded by "statistic":

Delete as in I will delete it.

> libipt_dstlimit.c		delete
>  + obsoleted by hashlimit
> 
> libipt_mport.c			delete
>  + obsoleted by multiport
> 
> ROUTE			move to pom
> TARPIT			move to pom
>  + this is already in pom(-ng)
> 

We're talking about extensions here not kernel patches.