netdev - Re: [PATCH 12/26] IPVS: Extend proto handler debug functions to handle IPv6.

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Message-ID: <4850089A.2090006@trash.net>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:17:14 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	"Julius R. Volz" <juliusv@...gle.com>
CC:	lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	horms@...ge.net.au, davem@...emloft.net, vbusam@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/26] IPVS: Extend proto handler debug functions to handle
 IPv6.

Julius R. Volz wrote:
> Extend protocol handler packet debug functions for TCP, UDP, AH and ESP to
> handle IPv6. Make the main debug function call either a v4 or v6 version,
> depending on the packet protocol version.
>   

The only difference appears to be the address format and header
offset. You could save some duplication by using an af-independant
address debugging function and add a helper to get the proto offset.
Similar to how x_tables and nf_conntrack do it.

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