[NEW TARGET] target for modifying conntrack timeout value

[Pablo Neira]

Richard wrote:

>>Some comments:
>>
>>a) I think that you should implement this thing as a match instead of a
>>target. Have a look at ipt_limit. It isn't actually matching anything
>>but, for example, you could use it together with nat targets. A match
>>gives you more flexibility.
>>    
>>
>Not sure that I follow you. This target changes the conntrack expire timer.
>For example, the default timeout for udp stream is 180 seconds. If I want to
>make it 3600 for sip (udp 5060) traffic, I would do,
>iptables -t mangle -A INPUT -p UDP --dport 5060 -j CTEXPIRE --ctexpire-set
>3600
>iptables -t mangle -A OUTPUT -p UDP --sport 5060 -j CTEXPIRE --ctexpire-set
>3600
>  
>

An example of what I mean:

iptables -A OUTPUT -m ctexpire --ctexpire-set 3600 -j ACCEPT

BTW, why can you only use this target in mangle? I think that it's safe 
using it elsewhere, except by the `raw' table where you can not.

>>b) About source code:
>>
>>+       if (!is_confirmed(ct)) {
>>           ^^^
>>remove this `if' condition. ip_ct_refresh worries about about this for
>>you and makes the thing more simple.
>>    
>>
>In order to increase or decrease the expire value, we need to get the
>current expire value. If it is !is_confirmed, the ct->timeout value is the
>real expire value. Otherwise, it is jiffies + expire value. Is there a
>function to get this value without checking is_confirmed?
>  
>

you are right, you need that for increments and decrements, forget this 
comment.

>>c) In checkentry:
>>
>>+       if (info->mode > IPT_CTEXPIRE_MAXMODE) {
>>+               printk(KERN_WARNING "CTEXPIRE: invalid or unknown Mode
>>%u\n",
>>+                       info->mode);
>>+               return 0;
>>+       }
>>+ [...]
>>+
>>+       if (info->expires * HZ < info->expires) {
>>+               /* if user specified value is too big, *HZ can overflow
>>the counter
>>+               */
>>+               printk(KERN_WARNING "CTEXPIRE: expire value too big,
>>will overflow counter: %ld\n", info->expires);
>>+               return 0;
>>+       }
>>
>>You should do those checkings in user space. Those error must be handle
>>in iptables, not in kernel.
>>    
>>
>It is already done in user space. It is probably redundant doing the same
>thing here. I will drop it.
>  
>

yes, it's redudant. Please, drop that.

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Pablo