Re: [PATCH v2] ipv4/raw: support binding to nonlocal addresses

From: Riccardo Paolo Bestetti
Date: Wed Nov 17 2021 - 04:07:03 EST


On Wed Nov 17, 2021 at 4:44 AM CET, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:09:44 +0100 Riccardo Paolo Bestetti wrote:
> > Add support to inet v4 raw sockets for binding to nonlocal addresses
> > through the IP_FREEBIND and IP_TRANSPARENT socket options, as well as
> > the ipv4.ip_nonlocal_bind kernel parameter.
>
> FWIW this patch did not make it to patchwork or any of the mailing
> lists. Not immediately obvious why. Can you try re-sending?

It did end up on patchwork[1] last time I sent it. At the time net-next
was closed, so you asked me to send it again when it re-opened. I
probably screwed up the message ID this time around.

As of why it didn't end up on the mailing lists - I have no clue! They
are definitely CC'd.

I re-sent it. Hopefully everything worked this time!

Riccardo

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20211102141921.197561-1-pbl@xxxxxxxxx/