netdev - Re: [RFC][PATCH] IP: Send a fragment reassembly time exceeded packet when enabling connection track

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Message-ID: <4B4EE17C.60708@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:18:52 +0800
From:	Shan Wei <shanwei@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] IP: Send a fragment reassembly time exceeded packet
 when enabling connection track

Patrick McHardy wrote, at 01/13/2010 04:27 PM:
>> Should end hosts which are using conntrack send a fragment reassembly time exceeded message?
> 
> Yes, they should.

OK. Please ignore the patch, because the patch is wrong.
With the patch, a router also send a fragment reassembly time exceeded message
when reassembling timeout.

I'll make a new patch to fix the problem. After testing, then submit it. 

-- 
Best Regards
-----
Shan Wei

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