Re: [XFRM]: xfrm_user: fix selector family initialization

[Kazunori MIYAZAWA <kazunori@miyazawa.org>]

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Kazunori MIYAZAWA wrote:
>> David Miller wrote:
>>> From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
>>> Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:38:55 +0200
>>>
>>>>     [XFRM]: xfrm_user: fix selector family initialization
>>>>         Commit df9dcb45 ([IPSEC]: Fix inter address family IPsec 
>>>> tunnel handling)
>>>>     broke openswan by removing the selector initialization for 
>>>> tunnel mode
>>>>     in case it is uninitialized.
>>>>         This patch restores the initialization, fixing openswan, but 
>>>> probably
>>>>     breaking inter-family tunnels again (unknown since the patch author
>>>>     disappeared). The correct thing for inter-family tunnels is 
>>>> probably
>>>>     to simply initialize the selector family explicitly.
>>>>         Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
>>>
>>> I've applied this to net-2.6, thanks Patrick.
>>>
>>> Once we resolve how to get inter-family working without
>>> breaking existing setups, we can put better logic back
>>> in here.  But for now the regression is more important.
>>
>> Sorry, I missed the thread.
>> I have no idea to solve the regression.
> 
> 
> Wouldn't explicitly initializing the SA family for
> inter-family tunnels work?

I guess it is same as the original Herbert's patch.
It needs to explicitly initialize the family for inter-family tunnel.

Best regards,

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Kazunori Miyazawa