Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 06 May 2001 00:20:55 -0700 | From | Ben Greear <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] arp_filter patch for 2.4.4 kernel. |
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"David S. Miller" wrote: > > Ben Greear writes: > > No idea, haven't tried to use netfilter. With this patch, though, > > it's as easy as: > > I know, the problem is if some existing facility can be made > to do it, I'd rather it be done that way.
Would requiring netfilter to be used slow down the fast path for packets in any way? The current arp-filter code will not, as far as I can tell, and if the netfilter overhead is significant, that may be a good reason to accept the patch, or the alternative one proposed a few mails back...
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