Re: [PATCH v2] netfilter: explicit module dependency between br_netfilter and physdev

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Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can use physdev to match the physical interface enslaved to the
> bridge device. This information is stored in skb->nf_bridge and it is
> set up by br_netfilter. So, this is only available when iptables is
> used from the bridge netfilter path.
> 
> Since 34666d4 ("netfilter: bridge: move br_netfilter out of the core"),
> the br_netfilter code is modular. To reduce the impact of this change,
> we can autoload the br_netfilter if the physdev match is used since
> we assume that the users need br_netfilter in place.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2: Remove module refcount, we don't need this. Suggested by Florian
> and Patrick.

Looks good, thanks Pablo!
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