Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] net: br_netfiler_hooks: Drops IPv6 packets if IPv6 module is not loaded

Florian Westphal
2019-08-31T08:43:21Z

Leonardo Bras <leonardo@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> > There are two solutions:
> > 1. The above patch, but use NF_ACCEPT instead
> > 2. keep the DROP, but move it below the call_ip6tables test,
> > so that users can tweak call-ip6tables to accept packets.
>
> Q: Does 2 mean that it will only be dropped if bridge intents to use
> host's ip6tables? Else, it will be accepted by previous if?

Yes, thats the idea: Let users decide if ipv6.disable or call-ip6tables
is more important to them.