linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] x_tables: Use also dev->ifalias for interface matching

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Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.11.1501121731510.25482@nerf60.vanv.qr>
Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:32:55 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...i.de>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] x_tables: Use also dev->ifalias for interface
 matching


On Monday 2015-01-12 17:04, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
>iptables should have used ifindex [for interface matching],
>it[']s sad we allowed the substring match in first place.

How would you solve interface name wildcards with ifindices?
(They come in handy if you have something like lots of tun+/veth+
interfaces from openvpn/lxc.)
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