linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] audit: add audit_log_nf

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Message-ID: <aUFhyhta7EU8i7iu@strlen.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:42:34 +0100
From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To: Ricardo Robaina <rrobaina@...hat.com>
Cc: audit@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org,
	paul@...l-moore.com, eparis@...hat.com, pablo@...filter.org,
	kadlec@...filter.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] audit: add audit_log_nf_skb helper function

Ricardo Robaina <rrobaina@...hat.com> wrote:
> Netfilter code (net/netfilter/nft_log.c and net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c)
> have to be kept in sync. Both source files had duplicated versions of
> audit_ip4() and audit_ip6() functions, which can result in lack of
> consistency and/or duplicated work.
> 
> This patch adds a helper function in audit.c that can be called by
> netfilter code commonly, aiming to improve maintainability and
> consistency.

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