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Packet meta data

The following meta-data ``fields'' are defined:

meta_protocol
number of protocol above link layer, e.g. ETH_P_IP
meta_nfmark
firewall mark
meta_tc_index
traffic control index

Note that meta_nfmark and meta_tc_index are experimental and currently serve no purpose.



Martin A. Brown 2003-11-06