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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: Fan Du <fan.du@windriver.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, steffen.klassert@secunet.com,
	netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] netfilter: IPv4/v6 IPcomp match support
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:16:14 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131224181614.GA26270@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52B9278D.4020905@windriver.com>

On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 02:19:57PM +0800, Fan Du wrote:
> For a packet encapsulated in order of ah->esp->ah->original packet, as you said
> par->thoff is set at esp, that's why netfilter esp has a unified implementation
> in net/netfilter/xt_esp.c, because it's always the last parse header netfilter
> can reach.
> 
> The same rule apply with IPcomp, for example,
> (1) ah->ipcomp->original packet
>          ^par->thoff
> (2) ipcomp->ah->original packet
>       ^par->thoff
> 
> Both cases (1) and (2) par->thoff can only point into IPcomp header, so in such
> circumstance, a unified implementation for both IPv4/6 is feasible, and I have
> tested (2) in such implementation, it works anyway.
> 
> IMO, a unified implementation suggested by you previous is ok for this round review.

Your right, I forgot the fact that ipcomp "hides" what it
encapsulates, so it's basically the last header we can see.

      reply	other threads:[~2013-12-24 18:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-13 12:18 [PATCH net-next 0/2] netfilter: IPv4/v6 IPcomp match support Fan Du
2013-12-13 12:18 ` [PATCH 1/2] netfilter: add IPv4 IPComp extension " Fan Du
2013-12-13 12:18 ` [PATCH 2/2] netfilter: add IPv6 " Fan Du
2013-12-17 13:05 ` [PATCH net-next 0/2] netfilter: IPv4/v6 IPcomp " Pablo Neira Ayuso
2013-12-19  3:30   ` Fan Du
2013-12-20  9:04     ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2013-12-20  9:21       ` Fan Du
2013-12-23 12:13         ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2013-12-24  6:19           ` Fan Du
2013-12-24 18:16             ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]

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