Re: [PATCH 8/8] [NETFILTER]: xt_length match, revision 1

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On Tuesday 2008-04-08 17:28, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>> Introduce xt_length match revision 1. It adds support for layer-4,
>> layer-5 and layer-7 length matching. It is much easier than writing
>> up the according xt_u32 magic.
>> 
>> This can be used for packet scheduling; specific example are online
>> games where all data is transferred over the same port, but the
>> regular gameplay has a characteristically lower packet size than bulk
>> downloads of game maps. (Tested with Unreal Tournament 99.)
>
> I'll let this sit on the list for a few more days in case
> someone else has comments. I'm personally not a huge fan
> of bloating this length module like this. Perhaps something
> more minimalistic would also do the trick?

Have something special in mind?
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