netdev - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: unregister nf hooks, matches and targets in the reverse order

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Date:	Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:26:33 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
CC:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: unregister nf hooks, matches and targets in
 the reverse order

Am 02.10.2010 01:57, schrieb Jan Engelhardt:
> On Sunday 2010-09-19 07:58, Changli Gao wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:32 AM, Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net> wrote:
>>> Am 02.09.2010 16:15, schrieb Changli Gao:
>>>> Since we register nf hooks, matches and targets in order, we'd better
>>>> unregister them in the reverse order.
>>>
>>> Why? Is there a specific bug you've noticed?
>>>
>>
>> No, there isn't any bug. I just think unregistering them in the
>> reverse order is more resonable, like the rollback when failing. And
>> the code patched generates less object:
> 
> I support this.

Yeah, it seems reasonable, although I don't like changing things
without a concrete reason. Anyways, applied, thanks everyone.
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