netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bridge: clean the nf_bridge status when forwarding the skb

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Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:37:35 +0200
From:	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>
To:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Cc:	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...hcoding.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bridge: clean the nf_bridge status when forwarding
 the skb

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 04:28:57AM -0700, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> Hi,
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * br_netfilter_skb_free - clean the NF bridge data in an skb
> > + * @skb: the skb which the data to free belongs to
> > + */
> > +void br_netfilter_skb_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
> > +{
> > +	nf_bridge_put(skb->nf_bridge);
> > +	skb->nf_bridge = NULL;
> > +}
> 
> This should be nf_reset.

You think I should directly use nf_reset instead of this function?

I see that nf_reset() cleans up the conntrack part too: does it also become
useless once the packet exits the bridge interface?


Cheers,

-- 
Antonio Quartulli

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