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Re: 3.2: pf_test not called from if_bridge.c
In some mail from avalon, sie said:
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>
> At about line 2227 of if_bridge.c, there is the following:
> if (tdb != NULL) {
> /*
> * We don't need to do loop detection, the
> * bridge will do that for us.
> */
> #if NFP > 0
> switch (af) {
> #ifdef INET
>
>
> The "#if NFP" should be "#if NPF", otherwise pf_test() never gets called
> for this case. If you were counting on pf filtering these packets, I
> suppose this would be a security problem for you...errata anyone?
On closer inspection, I doubt whether that section of code has ever been
exercised unless it's safe to call m_freem(m) on special occasions when
pf says dont let a packet past (I expect a panic along the lines of
m_freem(m == NULL))..