Add flag to disable packet interception

firewall/interception/interception.go

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+package interception
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/safing/portbase/log"
+	"github.com/safing/portmaster/network/packet"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Packets channel for feeding the firewall.
+	Packets = make(chan packet.Packet, 1000)
+
+	disableInterception bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&disableInterception, "disable-interception", false, "disable packet interception - this breaks a lot of functionality")
+}
+
+// Start starts the interception.
+func Start() error {
+	if disableInterception {
+		log.Warning("interception: packet interception is disabled via flag - this breaks a lot of functionality")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return start()
+}
+
+// Stop starts the interception.
+func Stop() error {
+	if disableInterception {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return stop()
+}