netdev - Re: [PATCH v4] doc: document danger of applying REJECT to INVALID CTs

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Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 09:29:05 -0700
From:   Maciej Żenczykowski <zenczykowski@...il.com>
To:     Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...i.de>
Cc:     Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
        Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        Linux NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Netfilter Development Mailing List 
        <netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] doc: document danger of applying REJECT to INVALID CTs

Apparently no, did you send the wrong patch?
But since you'll have to resend again, 2 more minor stylistic comments.

> +P_2 being succesful in reaching its destination and advancing the connection
successful

> +state normally. It is conceivable that the late-arriving P may be considered to
> +be not associated with any connection tracking entry. Generating a reject
s/be not/not be/ is probably better

> +only DROP these.
would 'those' be better?

> +P_2 being succesful in reaching its destination and advancing the connection
ditto