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[PATCH 1/6] netfilter: change elements in x_tables

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From: Stephen Hemminger
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] netfilter: change elements in x_tables
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009 - 2:57 pm

Change to proper type on private pointer rather than anonymous void.
Keep active elements on same cache line.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>


---
 include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h |    9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h	2009-01-26 17:24:43.251543415 -0800
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h	2009-01-26 17:29:12.510649107 -0800
@@ -349,9 +349,6 @@ struct xt_table
 {
 	struct list_head list;
 
-	/* A unique name... */
-	const char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
-
 	/* What hooks you will enter on */
 	unsigned int valid_hooks;
 
@@ -359,13 +356,15 @@ struct xt_table
 	rwlock_t lock;
 
 	/* Man behind the curtain... */
-	//struct ip6t_table_info *private;
-	void *private;
+	struct xt_table_info *private;
 
 	/* Set this to THIS_MODULE if you are a module, otherwise NULL */
 	struct module *me;
 
 	u_int8_t af;		/* address/protocol family */
+
+	/* A unique name... */
+	const char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
 };
 
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv4.h>

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