# Re: \[RFC PATCH 00/29\] net: VRF support

- From: Shmulik Ladkani \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-06 06:10:57 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977548
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977327/t.md

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On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:12:57 -0800 roopa [ref] wrote:
> We have been playing with ip rules to implement vrfs. And the blocker 
> today is that we cannot bind a socket to a vrf (routing tables in this 
> case).

Hi Roopa,

One option would be using SO_MARK sockopt on that socket, and have an ip
rule which matches this mark to point to your table.
I don't know your exact use-cases, but you can play around with that
idea.

Regards,
Shmulik
```