problem setting net.ipvX.conf.all.forwarding via sysctl() system call

[Jan Oravec <jan.oravec@6com.sk>]

Hello,


When net.ipvX.conf.all.forwarding is enabled via sysctl() system call,
forwarding is not enabled on all interfaces as it is when it is changed
using /proc filesystem.

For IPv6, it is obviously because sysctl 'strategy' handler is not defined.
For IPv4, it is because ipv4_sysctl_forward_strategy only copy new value to
check whether it has changed and does not update ipv4_devconf.forwarding
before calling inet_forward_change(). (it is copied internally by sysctl
after ipv4_sysctl_forward_strategy because we return positive number)

I am not good in kernel parallel computing strategy, whether it requires
some locking or it is safe to do:

--- sysctl_net_ipv4.c.old       2003-08-03 17:37:44.000000000 +0200
+++ sysctl_net_ipv4.c   2003-08-03 17:38:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ static int ipv4_sysctl_forward_strategy(
                 }
         }
  
+        ipv4_devconf.forwarding=new;
         inet_forward_change();
-        return 1;
+        return 0;
 }
  
 ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {



Best Regards,

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