# Re: \[PATCH 4/4\] Netfilter: xt\_LOG: Implement ring buffer support

- From: Pablo Neira Ayuso \<pablo@netfilter.org\>
- Date: 2012-02-14 00:11:38 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/02/3822014
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netfilter-devel/2012/02/3821071/t.md

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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:10:56PM +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> This patch introduces NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_LOG_RING.
> It allows logging into various ring buffers which are
> represented as pipe-like files in /proc/net/netfilter/xt_LOG_ring/.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
> ---
>  include/linux/netfilter/xt_LOG.h    |   13 +-
>  include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h      |    1 +
>  include/net/netfilter/xt_log_ring.h |   24 ++

Could merge xt_log_ring.h with xt_log.h?

>  net/netfilter/Kconfig               |   13 +
>  net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c              |  642 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  5 files changed, 674 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/net/netfilter/xt_log_ring.h
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/xt_LOG.h b/include/linux/netfilter/xt_LOG.h
> index cac0790..d84710c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netfilter/xt_LOG.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netfilter/xt_LOG.h
> @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
>  #define XT_LOG_UID		0x08	/* Log UID owning local socket */
>  #define XT_LOG_NFLOG		0x10	/* Unsupported, don't reuse */
>  #define XT_LOG_MACDECODE	0x20	/* Decode MAC header */
> -#define XT_LOG_MASK		0x2f
> +#define XT_LOG_ADD_TIMESTAMP	0x40	/* Add a timestamp */

Please, I'd appreciate if you can split this timestamp support in a
separated patch.

Thanks.
```