netdev - Re: netfilter/iptables and network interface names

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Message-ID: <4B6ADA3A.7040201@trash.net>
Date:	Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:31:22 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
CC:	Thomas Woerner <twoerner@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Netfilter Developer Mailing List 
	<netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: netfilter/iptables and network interface names

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Thursday 2010-02-04 13:58, Thomas Woerner wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just fell over network interface definitions in kernel and
>> netfilter/iptables.
>>
>> Interfaces names in the kernel have few limits: Only spaces and slashes are not
>> allowed, but everything else, even Ctrl characters are.
>>
>> In iptables, there are other limits: Colon, exclamation mark and asterisk are
>> not allowed. The plus is treated special for matching. But what will be matched
>> if the interface starts with or contains a plus?
>>
>> iptables allows to use interfaces containing spaces and slashes. iptables-save
>> is not escaping interface names. The interface "+" will be treated as no
>> interface limit at all and will be dropped, therefore all interfaces match.
>>
>> I think there should be some discussion about interface names and limits in
>> kernel and netfilter/iptables.
>>
>> What do you think?
> 
> I think we should cc netdev for a start.

I don't think there is a reason for this limitation in iptables,
so why not simply remove it?
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