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netfilter: xtables: idletimer target implementation

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This patch implements an idletimer Xtables target that can be used to
identify when interfaces have been idle for a certain period of time.

Timers are identified by labels and are created when a rule is set with a new
label.  The rules also take a timeout value (in seconds) as an option.  If
more than one rule uses the same timer label, the timer will be restarted
whenever any of the rules get a hit.

One entry for each timer is created in sysfs.  This attribute contains the
timer remaining for the timer to expire.  The attributes are located under
the xt_idletimer class:

/sys/class/xt_idletimer/timers/<label>

When the timer expires, the target module sends a sysfs notification to the
userspace, which can then decide what to do (eg. disconnect to save power).

Cc: Timo Teras <timo.teras@iki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@nokia.com>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
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Luciano Coelho 2010-06-15 15:04:00 +02:00 • committed by Patrick McHardy
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