Re: [PATCH] ipv6: do xfrm transform after nat if necessary

[Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>]

On 11/04/2014 03:42 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 12:53:03 +0800
> 
>>
>>
>> In function nf_nat_ipv6_out, after nat is done, nf_xfrm_me_harder()
>> will be called to look up xfrm dst.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
> 
> This is far from sufficient of a commit log message for a change that
> is as serious and has as many implications as this one.
> 
> You haven't answered many questions, first of which in my mind is
> why we are bypassing all of the fragmentation checks?
> 
> We're also bypassing ip6_finish_output2() which does multicast and
> hooks up the neighbour.
> 
> IPV4 doesn't do this, why doesn't it have the same supposed problem
> you are trying to solve?
> 
> It is not even clear to me what the problem is, because your commit
> message is way too terse.
> 
Thank you for your advice, I would consider a more comprehensive 
of the problem.

Thanks,
  Duan