linux-kernel - Re: [patch] netfilter: implement TCPMSS target for IPv6

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Message-ID: <45AB54E5.6060103@trash.net>
Date:	Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:18:13 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
CC:	David Madore <david.madore@....fr>,
	netfilter-devel@...ts.netfilter.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] netfilter: implement TCPMSS target for IPv6

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Jan 15 2007 09:39, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>>I'm not sure how well that will work (the IPv4/IPv6-specific stuff
>>is spread over the entire target function), but its worth a try.
> 
> 
> "Nothing is impossible." Since you happened to take that one for
> yourself... well here's a q: would a patch be accepted that changes
> all ipt and ip6t modules to the new xt? Even if a module is only for
> ipv4 or ipv6, I think it makes sense to reduce the number of
> different *t structures floating around.


If you're talking about using the xt-structures in net/ipv[46]/netfilter
and removing the ipt/ip6t-wrappers, that would make sense IMO.

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