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From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
To: Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@blackhole.kfki.hu>
Cc: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
	netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 nf-next 5/7] netfilter: add and use nf_ct_set helper
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:22:02 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170123212202.GB13546@breakpoint.cc> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1701232033320.21987@blackhole.kfki.hu>

Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@blackhole.kfki.hu> wrote:
> > > > --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
> > > > +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
> > > > @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *new, const struct sk_buff *skb)
> > > >  {
> > > >  	void (*attach)(struct sk_buff *, const struct sk_buff *);
> > > >  
> > > > -	if (skb_nfct(skb)) {
> > > > +	if (skb->nfct) {
> > > 
> > > I guess this slipped through accidentally. No need to resent, I can
> > > amend it here.
> > 
> > Hmm, let me review this.  I thin the skb_nfct() conversion is erroneous.
> > (Q: If original is UNTRRACKED, should the reply packet that is being
> >  attached be UNTRACKED or INVALID?)
> 
> If the packet is UNTRACKED, then how can there be a reply packet from 
> conntrack point of view? In my opinion it's the user responsibility to 
> handle both directions.

afaics it would happen with this:

-t raw -j UNTRACKED
-t filter -j REJECT

REJECT target ends up calling nf_ct_attach to associate the rst/icmp
packet with original skb->nfct.


  reply	other threads:[~2017-01-23 21:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-01-23 12:28 [PATCH nf-next v3 0/7] netfilter: skbuff: merge nfctinfo bits and nfct pointer Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 1/7] netfilter: conntrack: no need to pass ctinfo to error handler Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 2/7] netfilter: reset netfilter state when duplicating packet Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 3/7] netfilter: reduce direct skb->nfct usage Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 4/7] skbuff: add and use skb_nfct helper Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 5/7] netfilter: add and use nf_ct_set helper Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:54   ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2017-01-23 16:10     ` Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 19:37       ` Jozsef Kadlecsik
2017-01-23 21:22         ` Florian Westphal [this message]
2017-01-23 22:57           ` Jozsef Kadlecsik
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 6/7] netfilter: guarantee 8 byte minalign for template addresses Florian Westphal
2017-01-23 12:28 ` [PATCH v3 nf-next 7/7] netfilter: merge ctinfo into nfct pointer storage area Florian Westphal

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