linux/include/net/netfilter, branch v3.8

netfilter: nf_conntrack: fix BUG_ON while removing nf_conntrack with netns

2013-01-12T13:12:36Z

canqun zhang reported that we're hitting BUG_ON in the nf_conntrack_destroy path when calling kfree_skb while rmmod'ing the nf_conntrack module. Currently, the nf_ct_destroy hook is being set to NULL in the destroy path of conntrack.init_net. However, this is a problem since init_net may be destroyed before any other existing netns (we cannot assume any specific ordering while releasing existing netns according to what I read in recent emails). Thanks to Gao feng for initial patch to address this issue. Reported-by: canqun zhang Acked-by: Gao feng Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: nf_nat: Handle routing changes in MASQUERADE target

2012-12-03T14:14:20Z

When the route changes (backup default route, VPNs) which affect a masqueraded target, the packets were sent out with the outdated source address. The patch addresses the issue by comparing the outgoing interface directly with the masqueraded interface in the nat table. Events are inefficient in this case, because it'd require adding route events to the network core and then scanning the whole conntrack table and re-checking the route for all entry. Signed-off-by: Jozsef Kadlecsik Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: kill support for per-af queue backends

2012-12-03T14:07:48Z

We used to have several queueing backends, but nowadays only nfnetlink_queue remains. In light of this there doesn't seem to be a good reason to support per-af registering -- just hook up nfnetlink_queue on module load and remove it on unload. This means that the userspace BIND/UNBIND_PF commands are now obsolete; the kernel will ignore them. Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: nf_conntrack: improve nf_conn object traceability

2012-12-03T14:06:33Z

This patch modifies the conntrack subsystem so that all existing allocated conntrack objects can be found in any of the following places: * the hash table, this is the typical place for alive conntrack objects. * the unconfirmed list, this is the place for newly created conntrack objects that are still traversing the stack. * the dying list, this is where you can find conntrack objects that are dying or that should die anytime soon (eg. once the destroy event is delivered to the conntrackd daemon). Thus, we make sure that we follow the track for all existing conntrack objects. This patch, together with some extension of the ctnetlink interface to dump the content of the dying and unconfirmed lists, will help in case to debug suspected nf_conn object leaks. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netlink: Rename pid to portid to avoid confusion

2012-09-10T19:30:41Z

It is a frequent mistake to confuse the netlink port identifier with a process identifier. Try to reduce this confusion by renaming fields that hold port identifiers portid instead of pid. I have carefully avoided changing the structures exported to userspace to avoid changing the userspace API. I have successfully built an allyesconfig kernel with this change. Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next

2012-09-03T13:34:51Z

This merges (3f509c6 netfilter: nf_nat_sip: fix incorrect handling of EBUSY for RTCP expectation) to Patrick McHardy's IPv6 NAT changes.

netfilter: nf_conntrack: add nf_ct_timeout_lookup

2012-09-03T11:33:03Z

This patch adds the new nf_ct_timeout_lookup function to encapsulate the timeout policy attachment that is called in the nf_conntrack_in path. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: nf_conntrack: fix racy timer handling with reliable events

2012-08-31T13:50:28Z

Existing code assumes that del_timer returns true for alive conntrack entries. However, this is not true if reliable events are enabled. In that case, del_timer may return true for entries that were just inserted in the dying list. Note that packets / ctnetlink may hold references to conntrack entries that were just inserted to such list. This patch fixes the issue by adding an independent timer for event delivery. This increases the size of the ecache extension. Still we can revisit this later and use variable size extensions to allocate this area on demand. Tested-by: Oliver Smith Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: ip6tables: add MASQUERADE target

2012-08-30T01:00:18Z

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy

netfilter: ipv6: add IPv6 NAT support

2012-08-30T01:00:17Z

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy