Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | | Date | Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:02:48 +0100 | | From | Patrick McHardy <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: Remove a noisy printk |
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Rusty Russell wrote: > On Monday 15 December 2008 06:33:53 Dave Jones wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 06:09:17PM +0100, Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote: >> > In a >normal< system one usually does not use raw sockets. So if a root >> > process do use raw socket, at least netfilter sends a notification and >> > there's a chance that someone take notice it by checking the kernel logs. >> >> 'normal' systems are irrelevant here. This message is triggerable remotely. > > I don't think it can be. This is for truncated locally-generated outgoing > packets, which can only happen when root is playing with raw sockets.
Yes, it can only be triggered locally by root.
> As you can probably tell, I was the one who wrote this printk :) IMHO, > one reasonable complaint is sufficient to have it removed, so just remove > it. If anyone thinks it's valuable, put a static counter < 5 around it > and add pid/comm info.
I've queued this patch to remove it.
commit ea1926cabd0076846119a7e10f29070907fc296c Author: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Date: Mon Jan 12 06:01:48 2009 +0100
netfilter: remove "happy cracking" message
Don't spam logs for locally generated short packets. these can only be generated by root.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c index c922431..52cb693 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c @@ -93,13 +93,8 @@ ipt_local_out_hook(unsigned int hook, { /* root is playing with raw sockets. */ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr) || - ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) { - if (net_ratelimit()) - printk("iptable_filter: ignoring short SOCK_RAW " - "packet.\n"); + ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) return NF_ACCEPT; - } - return ipt_do_table(skb, hook, in, out, dev_net(out)->ipv4.iptable_filter); } diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c index 69f2c42..3929d20 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c @@ -132,12 +132,8 @@ ipt_local_hook(unsigned int hook, /* root is playing with raw sockets. */ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr) - || ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) { - if (net_ratelimit()) - printk("iptable_mangle: ignoring short SOCK_RAW " - "packet.\n"); + || ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) return NF_ACCEPT; - } /* Save things which could affect route */ mark = skb->mark; diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c index 8faebfe..7f65d18 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c @@ -65,12 +65,8 @@ ipt_local_hook(unsigned int hook, { /* root is playing with raw sockets. */ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr) || - ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) { - if (net_ratelimit()) - printk("iptable_raw: ignoring short SOCK_RAW " - "packet.\n"); + ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) return NF_ACCEPT; - } return ipt_do_table(skb, hook, in, out, dev_net(out)->ipv4.iptable_raw); } diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c index 36f3be3..a52a35f 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c @@ -96,12 +96,8 @@ ipt_local_out_hook(unsigned int hook, { /* Somebody is playing with raw sockets. */ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr) - || ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) { - if (net_ratelimit()) - printk(KERN_INFO "iptable_security: ignoring short " - "SOCK_RAW packet.\n"); + || ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) return NF_ACCEPT; - } return ipt_do_table(skb, hook, in, out, dev_net(out)->ipv4.iptable_security); } diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c index b2141e1..4beb04f 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c @@ -145,11 +145,8 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_conntrack_local(unsigned int hooknum, { /* root is playing with raw sockets. */ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr) || - ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) { - if (net_ratelimit()) - printk("ipt_hook: happy cracking.\n"); + ip_hdrlen(skb) < sizeof(struct iphdr)) return NF_ACCEPT; - } return nf_conntrack_in(dev_net(out), PF_INET, hooknum, skb); } |  |