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[NETFILTER]: Fix logging regression

Loading one of the LOG target fails if a different target has already
registered itself as backend for the same family. This can affect the
ipt_LOG and ipt_ULOG modules when both are loaded.

Reported and tested by: <t.artem@mailcity.com>

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

---
commit 01e8429f5fcc78ccdf3a9bc785fd7bfec86f5eef
tree e93083bbfa6b1aefda551f318525824a3cdb5f6e
parent 8324cebeed865164db4c35a86f8608078bdb0609
author Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:34:04 +0200
committer Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:34:04 +0200

net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c | 6 ++----
net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c | 8 ++------
net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c | 6 ++----
net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c | 6 ++----
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
index 031bfa4..984e9c6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
@@ -196,10 +196,8 @@ static int __init ebt_log_init(void)
ret = ebt_register_watcher(&log);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- ret = nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_log_logger);
- if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
- ebt_unregister_watcher(&log);
- return ret;
+ nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_log_logger);
+ return 0;
}

static void __exit ebt_log_fini(void)
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
index 9411db6..6fec352 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
@@ -308,12 +308,8 @@ static int __init ebt_ulog_init(void)
else if ((ret = ebt_register_watcher(&ulog)))
sock_release(ebtulognl->sk_socket);

- if (nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_ulog_logger) < 0) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING "ebt_ulog: not logging via ulog "
- "since somebody else already registered for PF_BRIDGE\n");
- /* we cannot make module load fail here, since otherwise
- * ebtables userspace would abort */
- }
+ if (ret == 0)
+ nf_log_register(PF_BRIDGE, &ebt_ulog_logger);

return ret;
}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
index 5937ad1..127a5e8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.c
@@ -479,10 +479,8 @@ static int __init ipt_log_init(void)
ret = xt_register_target(&ipt_log_reg);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- ret = nf_log_register(PF_INET, &ipt_log_logger);
- if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
- xt_unregister_target(&ipt_log_reg);
- return ret;
+ nf_log_register(PF_INET, &ipt_log_logger);
+ return 0;
}

static void __exit ipt_log_fini(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
index b05327e..6ab9900 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_LOG.c
@@ -493,10 +493,8 @@ static int __init ip6t_log_init(void)
ret = xt_register_target(&ip6t_log_reg);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- ret = nf_log_register(PF_INET6, &ip6t_logger);
- if (ret < 0 && ret != -EEXIST)
- xt_unregister_target(&ip6t_log_reg);
- return ret;
+ nf_log_register(PF_INET6, &ip6t_logger);
+ return 0;
}

static void __exit ip6t_log_fini(void)