netdev - [PATCH] openvswitch: load NAT helper

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Date:   Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:51:28 -0300
From:   Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
To:     netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        dev@...nvswitch.org
Cc:     Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@....org>, Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] openvswitch: load NAT helper

Load the respective NAT helper module if the flow uses it.

Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
---
 net/openvswitch/conntrack.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 86a75105af1a..7e9a5283e236 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,10 @@ static int ovs_ct_add_helper(struct ovs_conntrack_info *info, const char *name,
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
 	info->helper = helper;
+
+	if (info->nat)
+		request_module("ip_nat_%s", name);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
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2.14.4