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    netfilter: allow NFQUEUE bypass if no listener is available · 94b27cc3
    Florian Westphal authored
    
    
    If an skb is to be NF_QUEUE'd, but no program has opened the queue, the
    packet is dropped.
    
    This adds a v2 target revision of xt_NFQUEUE that allows packets to
    continue through the ruleset instead.
    
    Because the actual queueing happens outside of the target context, the
    'bypass' flag has to be communicated back to the netfilter core.
    
    Unfortunately the only choice to do this without adding a new function
    argument is to use the target function return value (i.e. the verdict).
    
    In the NF_QUEUE case, the upper 16bit already contain the queue number
    to use.  The previous patch reduced NF_VERDICT_MASK to 0xff, i.e.
    we now have extra room for a new flag.
    
    If a hook issued a NF_QUEUE verdict, then the netfilter core will
    continue packet processing if the queueing hook
    returns -ESRCH (== "this queue does not exist") and the new
    NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS flag is set in the verdict value.
    
    Note: If the queue exists, but userspace does not consume packets fast
    enough, the skb will still be dropped.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarFlorian Westphal <fwestphal@astaro.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPatrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
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