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* libnetfilter_conntrack callbacks and nfct_destroy
@ 2010-08-03  6:24 Andrew Beverley
  2010-08-03 13:19 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Beverley @ 2010-08-03  6:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netfilter

I have 2 questions regarding libnetfilter_conntrack please:

- When using nfct_callback_register() and then nfct_query(), is the
callback that is subsequently generated a synchronous callback? (It
appears to be, I'd just like positive confirmation).

- Should nfct_destroy() be called after each use of nfct_new() to
prevent memory leaks? I assume that the answer is yes, but only one of
the examples in the source code use it.

Thanks,

Andy



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* Re: libnetfilter_conntrack callbacks and nfct_destroy
  2010-08-03  6:24 libnetfilter_conntrack callbacks and nfct_destroy Andrew Beverley
@ 2010-08-03 13:19 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2010-08-03 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Beverley; +Cc: netfilter

On 03/08/10 08:24, Andrew Beverley wrote:
> I have 2 questions regarding libnetfilter_conntrack please:
> 
> - When using nfct_callback_register() and then nfct_query(), is the
> callback that is subsequently generated a synchronous callback? (It
> appears to be, I'd just like positive confirmation).

The callback is invoked if we succesfully receive the reply message from
the ctnetlink subsystem.

> - Should nfct_destroy() be called after each use of nfct_new() to
> prevent memory leaks? I assume that the answer is yes, but only one of
> the examples in the source code use it.

Yes, nfct_new() requires nfct_destroy() afterwards in order to avoid
memory leaks.

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