As a historical note, this code goes all the way back to Rusty in
2.3.14, where it looked like this:
#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
/* To preserve the cute illusion that a locally-generated packet can
be mangled before routing, we actually reroute if a hook altered
the packet. -RR */
static int route
On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
>
> As a historical note, this code goes all the way back to Rusty in
> 2.3.14, where it looked like this:
Grrr, typo. 2.3.15.
Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> If netfilter changes the packet mark when mangling, the packet is
> rerouted using the route_me_harder set of functions. Prior to this
> commit, there's one big difference between route_me_harder and the
> ordinary initial routing functions, described in the comment abo
If netfilter changes the packet mark when mangling, the packet is
rerouted using the route_me_harder set of functions. Prior to this
commit, there's one big difference between route_me_harder and the
ordinary initial routing functions, described in the comment above
__ip_queue_xmit():
/* Note:
