Re: Async processing using NetFilters

[Padam J Singh <me@padamj.com>]

Hello Lokesh,

Try the NF_STOLEN approach, and take care of the skb. You can re-inject 
the packet this way.

R,
Padam.

Lokesh wrote:
> Hi All,
>> I'm using Linux RedHat 9  kernel version 2.4.20-8
>> I want to do some asynchronous processing of packets in my kernel 
>> module that is registered as
>> Netfilter Hook. I tried to make use of NF_QUEUE but found that only 
>> one call back function per
>> protocol family (PF) is provided and already some module (probably 
>> NET_LINK socket interface)
>> is making use of it for PF_INET.  Is there any way to use NF_QUEUE 
>> facility without disturbing
>> NET_LINK ? why per hook registration of call back function of 
>> NF_QUEUE is not provided?
>> How to proceed if someone had to do async processing of packets so 
>> that pkts can be queued to crypto hardware processing unit and can be 
>> safely reinjected back into kernel later so that other registered 
>> hooks can get pkts?
>> any help is highly appreciated.
>> Thanks
>
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