netdev - Re: [PATCHv4 net-next-2.6 1/5] XFRM,IPv6: Remove xfrm_spi

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Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:42:35 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Arnaud Ebalard <arno@...isbad.org>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 net-next-2.6 1/5] XFRM,IPv6: Remove xfrm_spi_hash()
	dependency on destination address

On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 10:13:04PM +0200, Arnaud Ebalard wrote:
> 
> I think I will try the following alternative approach based on your
> comments and proposals:
> 
>  - drop my patch to change spi hash computation
>  - handle destination address remapping during input upon failure of
>    xfrm_state_lookup()
>  - handle source address remapping as it is currently done in the patch,
>    i.e. by comparing received one against x->props.saddr once the
>    state found and do 

I'm fine with this from IPsec's point-of-view.

On the other hand, if it is at all possible to setup these remapping
entries in the SADB beforehand, that would definitely be my
preferred solution.

Cheers,
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