netdev - Async processing using NetFilters

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Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:05:53 +0530
From:	Lokesh <lokeshnb@...oto.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Async processing using NetFilters

Hi All,
I posted this to Netfiler list but got no response.
dont know if it is a right place to ask this question, but any 
answer/clue will be helpful to me.
Thanks
-Lokesh


>I'm using Linux RedHat 9  kernel version 2.4.20-8
>I want to do some asynchronous processing of packets in my kernel 
>module that is registered as
>Netfilter Hook. I tried to make use of NF_QUEUE but found that only 
>one call back function per
>protocol family (PF) is provided and already some module (probably 
>NET_LINK socket interface)
>is making use of it for PF_INET.  Is there any way to use NF_QUEUE 
>facility without disturbing
>NET_LINK ? why per hook registration of call back function of 
>NF_QUEUE is not provided?
>How to proceed if someone had to do async processing of packets so 
>that pkts can be queued to crypto hardware processing unit and can 
>be safely reinjected back into kernel later so that other registered 
>hooks can get pkts?
>any help is highly appreciated.
>Thanks



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