* David S. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2005-07-25 11:46
> There is, of course, still the issue of refcounting.  If we go
> the ifindex route for skb->input_dev, it might make sense to
> translate device specifications in action rules into ifindex.
> But things could break if you down then up a device with the
> same name after inserting an action rule specifying that name.

The meta ematch which will the primary user of input_dev
provides both, filtering by ifindex and by name so I'm fine
with input_dev being an ifindex.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

Reply via email to