On 03/06/2013 09:13 AM, Mr Dash Four wrote:
> 
>>> Currently I can't see a way of adding blackhole routes (there isn't 
>>> anything in either "rtrules" or "routes"), which means that if I have a 
>>> custom-set blackhole routes (via the Linux network scripts or via 
>>> "start"/"started"), they will not be copied over to the providers 
>>> table(s) and there is no way to add them in either of these two files.
>>>     
>>
>> I highly recommend USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes. This causes the main routing
>> table to be traversed prior to the provider tables and avoids all of the
>> copying nonsense altogether.
> No, that is not an option for me and is precisely why I had to use 
> "providers", though, unaware of the fact that blackhole routes can't 
> be/won't be copied over.
> 
> Besides, I have routes in my "providers" file, which "puncture" holes in 
> the routes defined as blackhole, so even if I follow your advice above, 
> that won't work - I need to copy the blackhole routes concerned, as well 
> as those routes I am using in my "providers" file, together as a 
> package, otherwise the whole thing won't work.
> 
> Currently, with a bit of hacking and by defining things in "start", 
> "started" and also using "postcompile" I can survive (for now!), but 
> that isn't a solution.
> 
>> I really don't want to put any effort into improving USE_DEFAULT_RT=No.
>>   
> At the end of the day, it is your call - I am just highlighting an 
> issue. Whether you decide to address it or not is up to you, not me.

Please try the attached patch. I believe that it is creating the correct
shell code but I don't have a convenient way to test it.

Thanks,
-Tom
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diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index c419fcf..3c59157 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ sub copy_and_edit_table( $$$$ ) {
     }
 
     emit (  '                    ;;',
+            '                *)',
+	    "                    [ \$net = blackhole ] && run_ip route add table $number \$net \$route $realm",
+	    '                    ;;',
 	    '            esac',
 	    '            ;;',
 	    '    esac',

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