From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: Lin Zhang <xiaolou4617@gmail.com>
Cc: kadlec@blackhole.kfki.hu, fw@strlen.de, davem@davemloft.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org,
coreteam@netfilter.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:52:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170626165215.GA6562@salvia> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1498457446-30135-1-git-send-email-xiaolou4617@gmail.com>
On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 02:10:46PM +0800, Lin Zhang wrote:
> In the current conntrack extend code, if we want to add a new
> extension, we must be add a new extension id and recompile kernel.
Yes, this is designed in this way on purpose.
Because we do not want to endorse proliferation of out-of-tree kernel
modules.
Sorry, we cannot take this.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-06-26 16:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-06-26 6:10 [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension Lin Zhang
2017-06-26 16:44 ` kbuild test robot
2017-06-26 16:52 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2017-06-26 16:53 ` Florian Westphal
2017-06-26 17:02 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2017-06-27 10:06 ` kbuild test robot
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