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Message-ID: <20240912-colossal-uncovered-nuthatch-e1c3a8@leitao>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:14:37 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Cc: fw@...len.de, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...filter.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, rbc@...a.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	"open list:NETFILTER" <coreteam@...filter.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH nf-next v5 1/2] netfilter: Make IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
 selectable

On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 12:12:01AM +0200, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> One more question below.
> 
> On Mon, Sep 09, 2024 at 01:46:18AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > This option makes IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY user selectable, giving
> > users the option to configure iptables without enabling any other
> > config.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
> > ---
> >  net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig | 9 ++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
> > index f3c8e2d918e1..425cb7a3571b 100644
> > --- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
> > +++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
> > @@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ menu "IPv6: Netfilter Configuration"
> >  
> >  # old sockopt interface and eval loop
> >  config IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
> > -	tristate
> > +	tristate "Legacy IP6 tables support"
> > +	depends on INET && IPV6
> > +	select NETFILTER_XTABLES
> > +	default n
> > +	help
> > +	  ip6tables is a legacy packet classification.
> 
>                                 Is "packet classifier" the right term?
> 
> I can mangle this patch before applying, no need to send one more.

Thanks
--breno