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Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension

From Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension
Date 2017-06-26 19:00 +0200
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On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 02:10:46PM +0800, Lin Zhang wrote:
>   In the current conntrack extend code, if we want to add a new
> extension, we must be add a new extension id and recompile kernel.

Yes, this is designed in this way on purpose.

Because we do not want to endorse proliferation of out-of-tree kernel
modules.

Sorry, we cannot take this.

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[PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension Lin Zhang <xiaolou4617@gmail.com> - 2017-06-26 08:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new  NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> - 2017-06-26 19:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new  NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de> - 2017-06-26 19:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next] netfilter: conntrack: add a new  NF_CT_EXT_EXPAND extension Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> - 2017-06-26 19:10 +0200

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