netdev - Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/7] xfrm: introduce basic mark infrastructure

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Message-ID: <m3635w4zg0.fsf@ursa.amorsen.dk>
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:56:31 +0100
From:	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>
To:	hadi@...erus.ca
Cc:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, timo.teras@....fi,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 1/7] xfrm: introduce basic mark infrastructure

jamal <hadi@...erus.ca> writes:

> This is actually an interesting idea and is not far-fetched (and would
> certainly get rid of the replication problem). If i understood
> correctly, you would have:
> ip route add blah blah mark 0x10

Exactly.

> and that the routing core will use the mark to (as it does for example
> with ifindex) to pick the route? I like the idea for the simple fact it
> will reduce immensely configuration in some cases..

It would certainly be handy for me...


/Benny

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