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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] netfilter: xtables: inclusion of xt_TEE
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:33:45 +0200
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Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Tuesday 2010-04-13 18:09, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>>>> +#ifdef WITH_CONNTRACK
>>>> +	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
>>>> +	skb->nfct     = &tee_track.ct_general;
>>>> +	skb->nfctinfo = IP_CT_NEW;
>>>> +	nf_conntrack_get(skb->nfct);
>>>> +#endif
>>> Why do we still need this? I thought the reentrancy-counter should take
>>> care of this?
>> Did I really delete that commit... it's done so that conntrack
>> does not count the duplicated packets towards the original
>> connection.
> 
> While at that, would retaining the old skb's nfctinfo make any sense?

I don't think so.