Re: [PATCHv4 0/2] Find address type on the packet's interface

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On Nov 19 2007 17:06, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>
> I just read up on your and Jan's discussion, but you were too fast
> for me :) I'm not sure whether this is really a good candidate
> for x_tables. IPv4 and IPv6 addrtype have different meanings, the
> IPv4 addrtype is based on routing, IPv6 solely on the address.
> Especially things like "--addrtype local" won't work, which is
> IMO the most useful feature. And since you don't actually add IPv6
> support, I don't see any advantage in moving to x_tables. So I
> think for now I'd prefer a change to the ipt_addrtype match.

IMHO it does not make any difference whether it is xt_*.c or ipt_*.c,
the cost is quite the same.
I am all for xt_*.c, because that's the "new shiny" thing.
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