linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v6 1/5] netfilter: defrag: Add glue hooks for enabling/disabling defrag

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Message-ID: <20230728091659.GA15474@breakpoint.cc>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:16:59 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     Daniel Xu <dxu@...uu.xyz>
Cc:     kadlec@...filter.org, edumazet@...gle.com, fw@...len.de,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, pablo@...filter.org,
        dsahern@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com, daniel@...earbox.net,
        netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v6 1/5] netfilter: defrag: Add glue hooks for
 enabling/disabling defrag

Daniel Xu <dxu@...uu.xyz> wrote:
> We want to be able to enable/disable IP packet defrag from core
> bpf/netfilter code. In other words, execute code from core that could
> possibly be built as a module.
> 
> To help avoid symbol resolution errors, use glue hooks that the modules
> will register callbacks with during module init.

Reviewed-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>