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From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Cc: shemminger-ZtmgI6mnKB3QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:27:03 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100111.162703.24001534.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B4B5B84.3090409-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:10:28 +0100

> Le 11/01/2010 18:04, Eric Dumazet a écrit :
>> Given this is an IP level option, check could be done at IP level, so that other protocols
>> can use it too ?
> 
> Oops, this is stupid, we dont have the socket pointer at IP level :)

Right.

But we can later add a helper to place in each protocols receive path,
at the point where it first has a socket to work with.

I'm going to apply Stephen's original patch.

Thanks!

  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-01-12  0:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-01-11  6:00 [PATCH] tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism Stephen Hemminger
2010-01-11 11:25 ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]   ` <4B4B0AA3.6010207-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-11 16:25     ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-01-11 17:04       ` Eric Dumazet
2010-01-11 17:10         ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]           ` <4B4B5B84.3090409-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-12  0:27             ` David Miller [this message]
2010-01-12  0:28 ` David Miller
2010-01-14 10:58 ` Andi Kleen
     [not found]   ` <873a29eywq.fsf-3rXA9MLqAseW/qJFnhkgxti2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-14 11:04     ` David Miller
     [not found]       ` <20100114.030454.16178889.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-14 11:22         ` Andi Kleen
     [not found]           ` <20100114112216.GK12241-u0/ZJuX+froe6aEkudXLsA@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-14 11:27             ` David Miller
2010-01-14 12:38               ` William Allen Simpson
     [not found]                 ` <4B4F1044.8080500-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-01-14 13:14                   ` Eric Dumazet

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