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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Cc: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH nf] netfilter: avoid ipv6 -> nf_defrag_ipv6 module dependency
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:30:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200811073026.GD1403@salvia> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200810115215.369-1-fw@strlen.de>

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 01:52:15PM +0200, Florian Westphal wrote:
> nf_ct_frag6_gather is part of nf_defrag_ipv6.ko, not ipv6 core.
> 
> The current use of the netfilter ipv6 stub indirections  causes a module
> dependency between ipv6 and nf_defrag_ipv6.
> 
> This prevents nf_defrag_ipv6 module from being removed because ipv6 can't
> be unloaded.
> 
> Remove the indirection and always use a direct call.  This creates a
> depency from nf_conntrack_bridge to nf_defrag_ipv6 instead:
> 
> modinfo nf_conntrack
> depends:        nf_conntrack,nf_defrag_ipv6,bridge
> 
> .. and nf_conntrack already depends on nf_defrag_ipv6 anyway.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
> ---
>  I can also re-send it when nf-next reopens later, whatever you prefer.

No problem, it can just sit here until net-next reopens.

  reply	other threads:[~2020-08-11  7:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-08-10 11:52 [PATCH nf] netfilter: avoid ipv6 -> nf_defrag_ipv6 module dependency Florian Westphal
2020-08-11  7:30 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2020-08-11  7:30   ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2020-08-13  2:17 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso

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