linux-kernel - [PATCH nf-next v4 1/2] netfilter: Make IP6_NF_IPTABLES

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Message-ID: <20240829161656.832208-2-leitao@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:16:54 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: fw@...len.de,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH nf-next v4 1/2] netfilter: Make IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY selectable

This option makes IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY user selectable, giving
users the option to configure iptables without enabling any other
config.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
---
 net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
index f3c8e2d918e1..cbe88cc5b897 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ menu "IPv6: Netfilter Configuration"
 
 # old sockopt interface and eval loop
 config IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
-	tristate
+	tristate "Legacy IP6 tables support"
+	depends on INET && IPV6
+	select NETFILTER_XTABLES
+	default n
+	help
+	  ip6tables is a general, extensible packet identification legacy framework.
+	  This is not needed if you are using iptables over nftables (iptables-nft).
 
 config NF_SOCKET_IPV6
 	tristate "IPv6 socket lookup support"
-- 
2.43.5