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From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:27:03 -0800 (PST)
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=46rom: 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 =E9crit :
>> Given this is an IP level option, check could be done at IP level, s=
o that other protocols
>> can use it too ?
>=20
> 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!