From: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
To: Bart De Schuymer <bdschuym@pandora.be>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>,
davem@davemloft.net, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: Fix br_nf_pre_routing() in conjunction with bridge-nf-call-ip(6)tables=0
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:54:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F06000F.10303@nod.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4F05FF15.5010809@pandora.be>
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Am 05.01.2012 20:50, schrieb Bart De Schuymer:
> Op 5/01/2012 0:13, Richard Weinberger schreef:
>>
>> Let's export brnf_call_iptables and brnf_call_ip6tables, such that
>> physdev_mt_check() can notify the user that his iptables rule will have
>> no effect.
>>
>
> I don't want to introduce a runtime dependency between the iptables
> physdev module and the bridge module.
> This should keep working:
> #modprobe bridge
> #modprobe xt_physdev
> #rmmod bridge
> It will stop working if you use exported symbols of the bridge module in
> the physdev module.
>
IMHO this behavior would be useful. 8-)
Removing bridge while xt_physdev is loaded will make some netfilter
rules void.
Which is not fun on a production firewall.
Thanks,
//richard
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-03 1:29 xt_physdev has no effect if net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables=0 Richard Weinberger
2012-01-03 13:26 ` Richard Weinberger
2012-01-03 13:26 ` [PATCH] netfilter: Fix br_nf_pre_routing() in conjunction with bridge-nf-call-ip(6)tables=0 Richard Weinberger
2012-01-03 16:15 ` Stephen Hemminger
2012-01-03 17:42 ` Richard Weinberger
2012-01-03 20:15 ` Bart De Schuymer
2012-01-03 20:29 ` Richard Weinberger
2012-01-04 17:55 ` Bart De Schuymer
2012-01-04 23:13 ` Richard Weinberger
2012-01-05 19:50 ` Bart De Schuymer
2012-01-05 19:54 ` Richard Weinberger [this message]
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