netdev - Re: [PATCH] selftests: net: add missing NFT_FWD

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Date:   Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:04:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     anders.roxell@...aro.org
Cc:     shuah@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: net: add missing NFT_FWD_NETDEV to config

From: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:41:02 +0200

> When running xfrm_policy.sh we see the following
> 
>  # sysctl cannot stat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth1/forwarding No such file or directory
>  cannot: stat_/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth1/forwarding #

I don't understand how a netfilter config options is going to make that
generic ipv4 protocol per-device sysctl appear.

If it's unrelated to your change, don't include it in the commit message
as it is confusing.

Thank you.