Hi Bert and All, >> Can you write an 'exploit script' that shows this behaviour? This will help attracting the attention of the relevant people. Where you need scripting? In same post I did also written command line in sequence which I followed. Okay following is process to simulate problem at your end. Compile cls_fw "Firewall based classifier" and, cls_u32 "U32 classifier" as module. Now just use following sequence of tc-commands # Traffic Shapper Registration /sbin/tc qdisc add dev eth0 root handle 10: cbq bandwidth 100mbps avpkt 1000 cell 8 # The queue discipline on this shaper would be CBQ /sbin/tc class add dev eth0 parent 10:0 classid 10:1 cbq bandwidth 100mbps rate 100mbps \ allot 1514 cell 8 weight 10mb prio 8 maxburst 20 avpkt 1000 #--------------- Trafic 1 -------------- # 192.168.1.210 is Special server I'm using u32 classifier for this machine /sbin/tc class add dev eth0 parent 10:1 classid 10:2000 cbq bandwidth 100mbps rate 512kbit \ allot 1514 cell 8 weight 50kbit prio 5 maxburst 20 avpkt 1000 bounded /sbin/tc qdisc add dev eth0 parent 10:2000 red max 64000 min 1500 limit 64kb avpkt 1000 burst 20 /sbin/tc filter add dev eth0 parent 10:0 protocol ip prio 100 u32 match \ ip dst 192.168.1.210 flowid 10:2000 order 2048 #--------------- Trafic 2 -------------- # Remaing traffic will be marked with "2" and will be scheduled in common trafic /sbin/tc class add dev eth0 parent 10:1 classid 10:2100 cbq bandwidth 100mbps rate 512kbit allot 1514 cell 8 weight 50kbit prio 5 maxburst 20 avpkt 1000 bounded /sbin/tc qdisc add dev eth0 parent 10:2100 red max 64000 min 1500 limit 64kb avpkt 1000 burst 20 /sbin/tc filter add dev eth0 parent 10:0 protocol ip prio 100 handle 2 fw classid 10:2100 Now here outcome of last command is an error message "RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument" Please don't screw your head in finding arguments to command line. Why? Coz if I reverse this sequence of command execution for Trafic 2 and then trafic 1, even in that case last command from the command-bunch of Traffic 1, i.e. for u32, gives me same error "RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument". I observe that if I can use either fw or u32 classifier coz if I try to shape traffic with same classifier it accepts and do its intended operation. >>> If I add u32 filter to my classid then it increase module-count, which I can see in "lsmod". I know this is normal behavior. But if I attach more u32 filter in same classid it doesn?t increase module-count more. Is this normal behaviour? >> Yes. Usage count is the amount of other modules depending on u32. Is there any modules which depend on cls_u32 or cls_fw? Or you mean to say something else here? What I's mean to say is usage count for both clas_u32 and cls_fw is increased only once per device (eth0, eth1, ...) not once per used. So even though I use u32 classifier on with different classid on same device its usage count remains same in "lsmod" command. But if I use this u32 classifier (only first time) then usage count increased by one. Ya its okay but why it doesn't increased in subsequent use on other classid but same device. >>> If I do same process on second device (eth1) then first time it increase module count by one so now total used count shown is 2. Subsequent u32 usage does not increase this use count. >> Does it cause problems? Not any problem sofar its just an anixity to dig into this... -- Sumit
