netdev - Re: [PATCH net-net] netfilter: conntrack: nf_conncount

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Date:   Tue, 8 Sep 2020 12:22:24 +0200
From:   Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:     Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-net] netfilter: conntrack: nf_conncount_init is
 failing with IPv6 disabled

On Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 04:56:02PM +0200, Eelco Chaudron wrote:
> The openvswitch module fails initialization when used in a kernel
> without IPv6 enabled. nf_conncount_init() fails because the ct code
> unconditionally tries to initialize the netns IPv6 related bit,
> regardless of the build option. The change below ignores the IPv6
> part if not enabled.
> 
> Note that the corresponding _put() function already has this IPv6
> configuration check.

Applied to nf.git

Please, Cc: netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org next time.

Thanks.