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Date:      Fri, 23 Aug 1996 22:38:35 +0200
From:      roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
To:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in.h ip_fw.h ip_input.c ip_output.c
Message-ID:  <199608232038.WAA11530@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <199608231648.JAA15997@base.jnx.com>; from Paul Traina on Aug 23, 1996 9:48:04 -0700
References:  	<199608231648.JAA15997@base.jnx.com>

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According to Paul Traina:
> Basicly, we make a linked list of hooks and call them in order until one of
> them swallows the packet or they're all complete.
 
> We do this for ip input processing, ip output processing, and perhaps as
> suggested, in the IP raw input (packet received) processing section of
> the code.
 
> Then, if you want IP filtering, just add the hook to the generic "registry"

Sound very interesting. Reminds me of the idea behind SVRn's STREAMs with
the push-ing and pop-ing of modules.
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #18: Sun Aug 18 19:16:52 MET DST 1996



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