Subject: Re: [PATCH nf v2] netfilter: conntrack: connection timeout after re-register

From: Florian Westphal <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:35:51 +0200

Francesco Ruggeri <[email-masked]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 1:23 AM Florian Westphal <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email-masked]> wrote:
> > > Legacy would still be flawed though.
> >
> > Its fine too, new rule blob gets handled (and match/target checkentry
> > called) before old one is dismantled.
> >
> > We only have a 0 refcount + hook unregister when rules get
> > flushed/removed explicitly.
> 
> Should the patch be used in the meantime while this gets
> worked out?

I think the patch is correct, and I do NOT see a better solution.