In message <0012051408110.1526-100000@localhost> you write:
> Hi Linus,
> 
> This tiny patch extends ipchains logging. This way one can distinguish
> (plain) connection attempts and (Xmas, Fin,...) scans. E.g.
>  kernel: Packet log: input - lo PROTO=6 127.0.0.1:40326 127.0.0.1:80
>   L=40 S=0x00 I=5808 F=0x0000 T=51 (#1)
>  vs.
>   L=40 S=0x00 I=5808 F=0x0000 T=51 (#1) B=-s--a-
>  and
>   L=40 S=0x00 I=5808 F=0x0000 T=51 (#1) B=fs-p-u
> 
> Please comment on the format (B=...) and implementation details (speed).
> The patch is against 2.2.17's /net/ipv4/ip_fw.c 

Looks OK, but CC'ing the maintainer is simple politeness.

> +     if (ip->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)

You probably want to insert `&& !(ip->frag_off & htons(IP_OFFSET))'

> +                    tcp-syn ? 's' : '-', tcp->rst ? 'r' : '-',

You mean `tcp->syn' not `tcp-syn'.

I like the fact that it doesn't disturb the format, simply appends,
and it has been a not-uncommon request.

But application is up to Alan Cox, who ruleth the 2.2 series.

Rusty.
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