Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] ppp: Allow ppp device connected to an l2tp session to change of namespace

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On 10/24/2013 05:53 PM, Benjamin LaHaise wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 04:43:42PM +0100, James Chapman wrote:
>> I'm thinking about the implications of a skb in the net namespace of the
>> ppp interface passing through a tunnel socket which is in another
>> namespace. I think net namespaces are completely isolated.
>>
>> To keep your ppp interfaces isolated from each other, have you
>> considered using netfilter to prevent data being passed between ppp
>> interfaces?
> 
> Using network namespaces for this is far more efficient.  We've already 
> added support for doing this to other tunneling interfaces.  This approach 
> also makes creating VPNs where there is re-use of the private address space 
> between different customers far easier to implement.
> 
> 		-ben

That's indeed on of the problems we have to deal with and net namespaces
seems to be the right answer.

François
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