Subject: Re: [PATCH nf-next] netfilter: xt_socket: add XT_SOCKET_NOWILDCARD flag

From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:10:14 +0200

On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:57:29 -0700
Eric Dumazet <[email-masked]> wrote:

> From: Eric Dumazet <[email-masked]>
> 
> xt_socket module can be a nice replacement to conntrack module
> in some cases (SYN filtering for example)
> 
> But it lacks the ability to match the 3rd packet of TCP
> handshake (ACK coming from the client).
> 
> Add a XT_SOCKET_NOWILDCARD flag to disable the wildcard mechanism

Sorry, but I'm not sure I understand your description.

What is the effect of adding the XT_SOCKET_NOWILDCARD flag?
It almost sound like it adds the ability to match the 3rd packet of TCP
handshake (ACK coming from the client), is that the case?

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