From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Dumazet Subject: Re: [PATCH] Tarpit target for the last stable (2.6.35.7): right version Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:10:50 +0200 Message-ID: <1286604650.2692.1.camel@edumazet-laptop> References: <4CAF6A83.6090004@gmail.com> <1286565042.2282.6.camel@achroite.uk.solarflarecom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Ben Hutchings , Nicola , netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Jan Engelhardt Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Le samedi 09 octobre 2010 =C3=A0 06:21 +0200, Jan Engelhardt a =C3=A9cr= it : > I must say I am surprised. >=20 > There already exists a maintained xt_TARPIT in Xtables-addons, and > it seems like your patch is a duplicate effort of it. >=20 > If you have any updates to xt_TARPIT, I would recommend the strategy > that Luciano Coelho used when he wanted to have xt_condition in > the main kernel: >=20 > 1. take the maintained version from Xt-a > 2. submit any updates to the Xt-a file, if feasible > 3. once processed, submit that then for Linux kernel inclusion > 4. apply further updates to the LK file, if needed >=20 > That way it is way easier to know what specifically new features you=20 > have added to xt_TARPIT, if any. >=20 Agreed, so much messages on netdev and netfilter-devel, only to rewrite a TARPIT module :-( -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-dev= el" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html