From b20ab9cc63ca4605aec154cf54faa8455749f3f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pablo Neira Ayuso Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:56:56 +0100 Subject: netfilter: nf_ct_helper: better logging for dropped packets Connection tracking helpers have to drop packets under exceptional situations. Currently, the user gets the following logging message in case that happens: nf_ct_%s: dropping packet ... However, depending on the helper, there are different reasons why a packet can be dropped. This patch modifies the existing code to provide more specific error message in the scope of each helper to help users to debug the reason why the packet has been dropped, ie: nf_ct_%s: dropping packet: reason ... Thanks to Joe Perches for many formatting suggestions. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso --- net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c | 10 ++-------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/ipv4') diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c index 48990ad..2820aa1 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c @@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_helper(unsigned int hooknum, enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo; const struct nf_conn_help *help; const struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper; - unsigned int ret; /* This is where we call the helper: as the packet goes out. */ ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo); @@ -116,13 +115,8 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_helper(unsigned int hooknum, if (!helper) return NF_ACCEPT; - ret = helper->help(skb, skb_network_offset(skb) + ip_hdrlen(skb), - ct, ctinfo); - if (ret != NF_ACCEPT && (ret & NF_VERDICT_MASK) != NF_QUEUE) { - nf_log_packet(NFPROTO_IPV4, hooknum, skb, in, out, NULL, - "nf_ct_%s: dropping packet", helper->name); - } - return ret; + return helper->help(skb, skb_network_offset(skb) + ip_hdrlen(skb), + ct, ctinfo); } static unsigned int ipv4_confirm(unsigned int hooknum, -- cgit v1.1