Re: [PATCH 2.6] iptables CLUSTERIP target

[bert hubert <ahu@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 04:25:27PM +0200, Harald Welte wrote:

> I'm not a big fan of inventing new kernel/userspace interfaces.  We
> don't have any associated device, so we don't have any ioctl()s or stuff
> like that.

Or use netlink.

> So instead of introducing a new syscall, I think /proc is just the right
> way to deal with this :)

Or even more modern, clusteripfs.

> Let me give it some testing, I'll re-submit it later today or tomorrow.

I'll test it at home to see if it does the right thing too.

> > > > And yes, I've received hate mail over this from switch engineers :-)

The hate mail originated from a large telco, I think the innovation just
offended their sensitive minds.

        Bert

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