netdev - Re: [PATCH net] openvswitch: Remove incorrect WARN

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Date:	Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:51:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarno@....org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] openvswitch: Remove incorrect WARN_ONCE().

From: Jarno Rajahalme <jarno@....org>
Date: Mon,  1 Aug 2016 19:36:07 -0700

> ovs_ct_find_existing() issues a warning if an existing conntrack entry
> classified as IP_CT_NEW is found, with the premise that this should
> not happen.  However, a newly confirmed, non-expected conntrack entry
> remains IP_CT_NEW as long as no reply direction traffic is seen.  This
> has resulted into somewhat confusing kernel log messages.  This patch
> removes this check and warning.
> 
> Fixes: 289f2253 ("openvswitch: Find existing conntrack entry after upcall.")
> Suggested-by: Joe Stringer <joe@....org>
> Signed-off-by: Jarno Rajahalme <jarno@....org>

Applied, thanks.