Re: no reassembly for outgoing packets on RAW socket

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Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 02:03:17PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>   
>> Jiri Olsa wrote:
>>     
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to be able to sendout a single IP packet with MF flag set.
>>>
>>> When using RAW sockets the packet will get stuck in the
>>> netfilter (NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT nf_defrag_ipv4 reassembly unit)
>>> and wont ever make it out..
>>>
>>> I made a change which bypass the outgoing reassembly for
>>> RAW sockets, but I'm not sure wether it's too invasive..
>>>       
>> That would break reassembly (and thus connection tracking) for cases
>> where its really intended.
>>
>>     
>>> Is there any standard for RAW sockets behaviour?
>>> Or another way around? :)
>>>       
>> You could use the NOTRACK target to bypass connection tracking.
>>     
>
> ok,
>
> I tried the NOTRACK target, but the packet is still going
> throught reassembly, because the RAW filter has lower priority
> then the connection track defragmentation..
>   

Right.
> I was able to get it bypassed by attached patch and following
> command:
>
> 	iptables -v -t raw -A OUTPUT -p icmp -j NOTRACK
>
> again, not sure if this is too invasive ;)
>   

Well, we can't change it in the mainline kernel.
> If this is not the way, I'd appreciatte any hint..  my goal is
> to put malformed packet on the wire (more frags bit set for a
> non fragmented packet)

I don't have any good suggestions besides adding a flag to the IPCB
and skipping defragmentation based on that.
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